Oryza longistaminata
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| Oryza longistaminata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Oryza |
| Species: | O. longistaminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Oryza longistaminata |
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Oryza longistaminata A. Chev. & Röhr, can be found in the USA where it is regarded as a noxious weed, and in the Nylsvley Nature Reserve in South Africa. Its common names are Longstamen Rice and Red Rice [1]
Host resistance gene, Xa21,from Oryza longistaminata is integrated into the genome of Oryza sativa for the broad range resistance of rice blight disease caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae [2]
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