Koshihikari: a premium short-grain rice cultivar – its expansion and breeding in Japan
Abstract Koshihikari, a Japanese short-grain rice cultivar, was developed in 1956, more than 60 years ago. Despite its age, it has been the most widely grown cultivar in Japan for more than 35 years, making it the most important rice for the Japanese people. In its early days, there was no reason to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Rice |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12284-018-0207-4 |