Oryza glaberrima
Species
Also called African rice
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“annual” — African rice (Oryza glaberrima): complete guide | GardenWorld
“It is drought- and deep-water-resistant, and tolerates fluctuations in water depth” — Oryza glaberrima - Wikipedia
“pH between 6.0 and 7.5” — African rice (Oryza glaberrima): complete guide | GardenWorld
“USDA zone 10 and higher” — African rice (Oryza glaberrima): complete guide | GardenWorld
“African rice is a tall rice plant, usually under 120 centimetres (47 in) but up to 5 metres (16 feet) for floating varieties” — Oryza glaberrima - Wikipedia
“eliminating the need to transplant seedlings” — Oryza glaberrima - Wikipedia
“The grains are brittle” — Oryza glaberrima - Wikipedia
“resistant to various rice pests and diseases, such as blast disease, African rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzivora), parasitic nematodes (Heterodera sacchari and Meloidogyne spp.), rice stripe necrosis virus (a Benyvirus), rice yellow mottle virus, and the parasitic plant Striga” — Oryza glaberrima - Wikipedia
“resistant to various rice pests and diseases, such as blast disease, African rice gall midge (Orseolia oryzivora), parasitic nematodes (Heterodera sacchari and Meloidogyne spp.), rice stripe necrosis virus (a Benyvirus), rice yellow mottle virus, and the parasitic plant Striga” — Oryza glaberrima - Wikipedia
“cassava or okra” — African rice (Oryza glaberrima): complete guide | GardenWorld
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Oryza glaberrima
- Fact sheet: 4 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian