Domestication of American wild rice (Zizania aquatica L., Gramineae).

J. M. J. de Wet, E. A. Oelke

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Abstract

Brief descriptions are given of Z. aquatica vars. angustifolia, aquatica, brevis and interior. It is noted that var. interior generally has more than twice as many pistillate spikelets per inflorescence as var. angustifolia, and that hybrids between the two varieties are fertile.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)67-84
Number of pages18
JournalJournal d'Agriculture Traditionnelle et de Botanique Appliquee
Volume25
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1978

Keywords

  • plants
  • america
  • crop production
  • agronomy
  • cereals
  • sex
  • Maps
  • article
  • field crops
  • plant cultural practices

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