The First International Symposium of the World Wild Rice Wiring: Conservation and Utilization of Global Wild Rice Germplasm Resources through International Cooperation

Disna Ratnasekera; Jiayu Fan; Robert J Henry; Beng-Kah Song; Peterson Wambugu; Tonapha Pusadee; Ohn Mar Aung; Koukham Vilayheuang; Xiaoming Zheng; Qian Qian

doi:10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.002

The First International Symposium of the World Wild Rice Wiring: Conservation and Utilization of Global Wild Rice Germplasm Resources through International Cooperation

Mol Plant. 2025 Jan 3:S1674-2052(25)00002-4. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.002. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ National Nanfan Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572000, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding/ Key laboratory Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utlization Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Matara 81000, Sri Lanka.
² Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572000, China; Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
³ ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
⁴ School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Selangor 47500, Malaysia.
⁵ Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
⁶ Division of Agronomy, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
⁷ Department of Agricultural Research, Yezin 610213, Myanmar.
⁸ National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, Vientiane 0605, Lao.
⁹ National Nanfan Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572000, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding/ Key laboratory Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utlization Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños 4030, Philippines. Electronic address: [email protected].
¹⁰ National Nanfan Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572000, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding/ Key laboratory Grain Crop Genetic Resources Evaluation and Utlization Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China; Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572000, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39755941
DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2025.01.002

Abstract

As drastic climatic changes significantly impact global agriculture, the importance of conserving and utilizing wild germplasm has gained prominance. In this context, the conservation and sustainable utilization of wild rice germplasm resources have become a high priority. Although efforts to conserve and sustainably utilize wild rice germplasm are underway globally, they are fragmented and require international cooperation to advance climate-resilient rice breeding and ensure future food securiety.

Publication types

Clinical Conference