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SBC Rice Research
  CA Rice Research Board Bakanae Project

Biotechnology News
  The Way Forward, IRRI Annual Report 2000-2001
  Biologically Integrated Farming Systems in Rice Homepage
  Researchers Study Potential Risk of Herbicide-tolerant Red Rice
  New Rice Variety Held Back A Year
  Rice breeders speed variety development
  AgWeb News - Rice
  A Promising Debut For Bt Hybrid Rice, ISB News Report dec2000
  Hepatitis antibody made from GM rice , agbios 01nov2000
  Myriad Genetics and Syngenta complete rice genome map
  Complete rice genome map - points to better cereal crops

Organizations
  Applied Phytologics, Inc.
  California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation
  California Rice Commission
  California Rice Growers
  California Rice Oil Company
  California Rice Research Board
  Farmers' Rice Cooperative
  International Rice Research Institute
  Lundberg Family Farms
  Rice Producers of California
  Rice Research Station - Lousiana
  USA Rice Federation
  U.S. Rice Producers Association
  CGIAR Research, Areas of Research: Rice

University of California
Albert J Fischer, Dept. Vegetable Crops / Weed Science, UC Davis
Pam Ronald, Dept Plant Pathology, UC Davis
Rice - Agronomy RIC UC Davis
UC Cooperative Extension Rice Project

Rice Crop Production Information

Journals & Newsletters
Rice Genetics Newsletter
Rice Genome Newsletter
Rice News - SeedQuest
International Rice Research Notes
Oryza

Rice Genome
Rice Genome Research Program (RGP)
United States Rice Genome Sequencing Project
TIGR Rice Genome Project
Rice Genome Project - China
China's Rice Genome Research Program
Japan's Rice Genome Program
US Rice Genome
Monsanto Rice Genome Sequence Database
Rice Genome Research - Japan

Golden Rice
Michael Fumento reports: "Golden Rice - A Golden Chance for the Underdeveloped World." july2001
Golden Rice: What Role Could It Play in Alleviation of Vitamin A Deficiency, Robertson et al 2001
Golden Rice and Vitamin A Deficiency, FOE 04june2001
Golden Rice" Backgrounder - Council for Biotechnology Information
Grain of hope (golden rice), agbios 21march2001
Golden Rice and Beyond , I Potrykus march2001
Grains of delusion: Golden rice seen from the ground, GRAIN feb2001
Golden rice (pdf), Greenpeace GE Campaign feb2001
Golden Rice in a Grenade-Proof Greenhouse, NY Times 21nov2000
Golden Rice Collaboration Brings Health Benefits Nearer, Biotech Knowledge Center 16may2000
Grains Of Hope, Time Magazine 31july2000
Golden Rice - Bio-Tech Info Net
The "Golden Rice" Tale, Bio-Tech Info Net 23oct2000

Ye, X., Al-Babili, S., Kloti, A., Zhang, J., Lucca, P., Beyer, P., and Potrykus, I. (2000). Engineering the provitamin A (beta-carotene) biosynthetic pathway into (carotenoid-free) rice endosperm. Science (Washington D C) 287, 303-305. Abstract

Miscellaneous
Glossary of Rice Terminology
Rice Web
Rice OnLine
Rice Weed Identification

Articles on Rice Biotechnology
The Framework for Weed Control Programs in California Rice, Hill & Fischer feb1999
Rice Blast: A New Disease in California, UCD Agronomy Fact Sheet Series 1997-2
Genetically Engineered Rice Varieties - What Issues do They Raise?, Lemaux feb1999
Advances in Technology for Cereal Breeding, Lemaux 29aug2000

P. Lucca, R. Hurrell, I. Potrykus. Genetic engineering approaches to improve the bioavailability and the level of iron in rice grains. Theor Appl Genet 102 (2001) 2/3, 392-397

Comparative analysis of transgenic rice plants obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and particle bombardment Shunhong Dai, Ping Zheng, Philippe Marmey, Shiping Zhang, Wenzhong Tian, Shouyi Chen, Roger N. Beachy,Claude Fauquet Molecular Breeding 7, Issue 1, January 2001. pp. 25-33

Effective selection and regeneration of transgenic rice plants with mannose as selective agent Paola Lucca, Xudong Ye, Ingo Potrykus Molecular Breeding 7, Issue 1, January 2001. pp. 43-49

Development of transgenic rice plants expressing maize anthocyanin genes and increased blast resistance Madhuri Gandikota, Alexandre de Kochko, Lili Chen, Nagabhushana Ithal, Claude Fauquet, Arjula R. Reddy Molecular Breeding 7, Issue 1, January 2001. pp. 73-83

Expression of multiple insecticidal genes confers broad resistance against a range of different rice pests Shahina Bano Maqbool, Sheikh Riazuddin, Nguyen Thi Loc,
Angharad M.R. Gatehouse, John A. Gatehouse, Paul Christou Molecular Breeding 7, Issue 1, January 2001. pp. 85-93

Dunwell, Jim M..Crop genomics: Progress and prospects. In: Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology October, 2000. 75 (10): 913-918.

Grover, Anil; Minhas, Deepika.Towards production of abiotic stress tolerant transgenic rice plants: Issues, progress and future research needs. In: PINSA-B February, 2000. 66 (1): 13-32.

BOOK. Singh, R. K.; Singh, U. S.; Khush, G. S.; Rohilla, Rashmi.Genetics and biotechnology of quality traits in aromatic rices. Singh, R. K. Singh, U. S. Khush, G. S., In: Aromatic rices. Science Publishers Inc. ; Enfield, New Hampshire, 3748, USA, 2000. 47-69.

Tang, K.; Wu, A.; Yao, J.; Qi, H.; Lu, X..Development of transgenic rice pure lines by particle bombardment-mediated transformation and genetic analysis-based election. In: Acta Biotechnologica 2000. 20 (2): 175-183.

Conway, Gordon; Toenniessen, Gary.Feeding the world in the twenty-first century. In: Nature (London) Dec. 2, 2000. 402 (6761 Suppl.): C55-C58.

Trexler, Melody M.; McDonald, Karen A.; Jackman, Alan P. American Chemical Society. (219th Meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco, California, USA March 26-30, 2000).Heterologous protein production using metabolically regulated rice. In: Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 2000. 219 (1-2): BIOT 232.

Rodriguez, Raymond L.; Lonnerdal, Bo; Nandi, Somen; Wu, Lilly; Huang, Jianmin; Huang, Ning American Chemical Society. (219th Meeting of the American chemical Society. San Francisco, California, USA March 26-30, 2000).Functional expression of recombinant human milk proteins in rice. In: Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 2000. 219 (1-2): BIOT 16.

von Weffstein, Diter American Chemical Society. (219th Meeting of the American Chemical Society. San Francisco, California, USA March 26-30, 2000).Production of recombinant proteins in maturing and germinating cereal
grains. In: Abstracts of Papers American Chemical Society 2000. 219 (1-2):
BIOT 17.

Vasil, IK (ed.). Molecular improvement of cereal crops. Dordrecht; Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1999. viii, 402 p. Series title: Advances in cellular and molecular biology of plants ; v. 5.

Jain, Rajinder K.; Jain, Sunita.Transgenic strategies for genetic improvement of Basmati rice. In: Indian Journal of Experimental Biology Jan., 1999. 38 (1): 6-17.

Terashima, M.; Murai, Y.; Kawamura, M.; Nakanishi, S.; Stoltz, T.; Chen, L.; Drohan, W.; Rodriguez, R. L.; Katoh, S..Production of functional human alpha1-antitrypsin by plant cell culture. In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Oct., 1999. 52 (4): 516-523.

BOOK. Pray, C. E. Economic and Social Department of FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization) and University of Rome 'Tor Vergata'. (Symposium on the Economics of Valuation and Conservation of Genetic Resources for Agriculture Rome, Italy May 13-15, 1996).Impact of biotechnology on the demand for rice biodiversity. Evenson, R. E. Gollin, D. Santaniello, V., In: Agricultural values of plant genetic resources. CAB International ; CAB International; Wallingford Oxon OX10 8DE, England, UK; 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016-4341, USA, 1998. 249-259.

BOOK. Toenniessen, Gary H. Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity (ABSP), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UST, Garst Seed Company, Institute of International Agrculture at Michiagan State University.. (Proceedings of the Biotechnology for a Better
World Conference Pacific Grove, California, USA April 28-30, 1997). Rice
biotechnology capacity building in Asia. Ives, C. L. Bedford, B. M., In: Biotechnology in Agriculture Series; Agricultural biotechnology in international development. CAB International ; CAB International ; 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016-4341, USA; Wallingford Oxon OX10 8DE, England, UK, 1998. 201-212.

BOOK. Khush, Gurdev S.; Brar, Darshan S. Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity (ABSP), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UST, Garst Seed Company, Institute of International Agriculture at Michiagan State University.. (Proceedings of the Biotechnology for a Better World Conference Pacific Grove, California, USA April 28-30, 1997). The application of biotechnology to rice. Ives, C. L. Bedford, B. M., In: Biotechnology in Agriculture Series; Agricultural biotechnology in international development. CAB International ; CAB International ; 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016-4341, USA; Wallingford Oxon OX10 8DE, England, UK, 1998. 97-121.

Katiyar, S. K.; Chandel, G.; Pratibha, R..Biotechnology for enhancement of insect resistance in rice. In: Indian Journal of Experimental Biology March, 1999. 37 (3): 211-214.

BOOK. Krishnaiah, K. Centre for Research in Reural & Industrial Development; Indian Ecological Society. (International Conference on Ecological Agriculture: Towards Sustainable Development Chandigarh, India November 15-17, 1997). Technology and policy perspective for sustainable rice development. Dhaliwal, G. S. Randhawa, N. S. Arora, R. Dhawan, A. K., In: Ecological agriculture and sustainable development, Vols. 1 and 2. Indian Ecological Society ; Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development ; Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India; Chandigarh 160 019, India, 1998. 571-588.

Cameron-Mills, V. American Association of Cereal Chemists. (Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cereal Chemists Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA September 13-17, 1998).Biotechnology in malting and brewing. In: Cereal Foods World July, 1998. 43 (7): 555.

Vain, P.; Worland, B.; Clarke, M. C.; Richard, G.; Beavis, M.; Liu, H.; Kohli, A.; Leech, M.; Snape, J.; Christou, P.; Atkinson, H..Expression of an engineered cysteine proteinase inhibitor (Oryzacystatin-IDELTAD86) for nematode resistance in transgenic rice plants. In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics Feb., 1998. 96 (2): 266-271.

Zhang, Jian; Xu, Rui-Ji; Elliott, Malcolm C.; Chen, Dong-Fang.Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of elite Indica and Japonica rice cultivars. In: Molecular Biotechnology Dec., 1997. 8 (3): 223-231.

Dixon, Ray; Cheng, Qi; Shen, Gui-Fang; Day, Anil; Dowson-Day, Mandy.Nif gene transfer and expression in chloroplasts: Prospects and problems. In: Plant and Soil July, 1997. 194 (1-2): 193-203.

Hiei, Yukoh; Komari, Toshihiko; Kubo, Tomaoki.Transformation of rice mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. In: Plant Molecular Biology 1997. 35 (1-2): 205-218.

Christou, Paul.Rice transformation: Bombardment. In: Plant Molecular Biology 1997. 35 (1-2): 197-203.