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What is the chromosome number of Rice (Oryza sativa)?
What is the chromosome number of Rice (Oryza sativa)?
- 48
- 24 (correct)
- 12
- 36
Where is Rice (Oryza sativa) cultivated?
Where is Rice (Oryza sativa) cultivated?
- From 60N to 60S latitudes
- From 80N to 35 0N latitudes (correct)
- From 20S to 60S latitudes
- From 40N to 40S latitudes
Which species of rice is a staple food for above 60% of the world's population?
Which species of rice is a staple food for above 60% of the world's population?
- Oryza nivara
- Oryza glaberrima
- Oryza sativa (correct)
- Oryza rufipogon
What is the likely demand of rice by 2050?
What is the likely demand of rice by 2050?
Which wild species is believed to be the common ancestor for both cultivated species of rice?
Which wild species is believed to be the common ancestor for both cultivated species of rice?