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The genetic resources of rice have been well utilized in efforts to solve today’s food problems. Rice land races, collected over several decades, have become ‘parents’ of the high-yielding, pest-resistant and well-adapted varieties which resulted in unprecedented increases in rice yields. The cost of rice to millions of consumers is now approximately half what it was in 1960 because of these gains in productivity.
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Bellon, M.R., Pham, JL., Jackson, M.T. (2000). Genetic conservation: a role for rice farmers. In: Maxted, N., Ford-Lloyd, B.V., Hawkes, J.G. (eds) Plant Genetic Conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1437-7_17
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