The Rice Diversity Project is a collaborative effort to explore the genetic basis of variation in rice and its wild ancestors. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation (PGRP #0606461).

Science

The Rice Diversity Project is a collaborative effort to explore the genetic basis of variation in rice. The project evaluates genotypes and phenotypes in a diverse set of rice accessions and uses association mapping to link genotype and phenotype. Our genotyping platforms are based on thousands of SNP markers. Our phenotyping efforts use controlled vocabularies to systematically describe a broad array of plant characteristics.

Outreach

To communicate recent advances in rice genetics, we have developed a set of outreach activities. We teach hands-on laboratories in regional high schools, enhance curriculum in urban middle schools, and directly mentor high school and undergraduate students in summer internships. We also collaborate with IRRI to sponsor a three-week international field course.

• Germplasm
• Phenotype
• Genotype
• Training

Did You Know...?

Did you know that over 107,000 different rice accessions have been collected at the International Rice Research Center? Click here to find out more.