Letters written by a farmer called Heqanakht date from 1930BC but reflect modern concerns, from land management to grain quality.
The S4 grains of the same subset of indica MAGIC and founders were tested for grain quality at the IRRI Grain Quality Nutrition and Postharvest Center.
Field evaluations of agronomic and grain quality were performed based on complete target genes/QTLs, plant types, days to harvest and grain quality.
Fig. 1 Comparisons of the mean values of grain quality traits between alleles.
Rice yield, grain quality and 2-AP content are key qualities for aromatic rice.
It is a tall plant with few tillers, low-yield potential, and poor grain quality.
Grain quality (chalky or perfect) was determined with a rice grain grader (RGQI20A, Satake, Hiroshima, Japan).
Another desirable grain quality trait was higher amylose content, thus increased taste for customer in China.
Grain quality is one of the most important traits in evaluating planting rice's benefit.
Three hundred and eighty four lines were measured for 8 grain quality traits.
Grain quality measurements were determined according to the method described by Zhang et al. (2008).
