Contribution of Rice in Developing Advanced Varieties

  • What is rice for more than half of the world’s population? – A staple food
  • What is India’s rank in global rice production? – Second largest producer
  • What are the minimum requirements of temperature and rainfall for rice production? – 25°C or above, and more than 100 cm rainfall
  • Rice provides approximately what percentage of global dietary calories? – 20%
  • Rice provides approximately what percentage of global dietary protein? – 15%
  • In Asia, Oryza sativa evolved from which wild rice species? – O. rufipogon
  • The genus Oryza contains how many wild species and how many cultivated species? – 21 wild ....
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