Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier
Abstract
"Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food for more than half of the world population, and it is very sensitive to adverse environmental conditions. It is also very important for Portugal, which is the biggest rice consumer in Europe with a consumption of 14.8 kg/capita/year. Nowadays, due to climate changes and competition with other crops, the arable land for rice is decreasing. To overcome this and feed the growing world population, keeping the prices affordable, it is estimated that rice yield needs to grow 1.0–1.2% annually beyond 2020. Therefore, it is urgent to develop rice with higher grain yield and more resistant to adverse environmental conditions.(...)"N/
