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- The current scientific consensus, based on archaeological and linguistic evidence, is that Oryza sativa rice was first domesticated in the Yangtze River basin in China 13,500 to 8,200 years ago.
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Apr 9, 2024 · A farmer using a water buffalo to plow a terraced rice paddy in Yunnan Province, China. Many cultures have evidence of early rice cultivation, including China, India, and the civilizations of Southeast Asia. However, the earliest archaeological evidence comes from central and eastern China and dates to 7000–5000 bce.
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Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago, while African rice was domesticated in Africa some 3,000 years ago. Rice has become commonplace in many cultures worldwide; in 2021, 787 million tons were produced, placing it fourth after sugarcane, maize, and wheat.
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Oct 29, 2014 · A map of rice genome variation reveals the origin of cultivated rice Evolution of crop species: genetics of domestication and diversification Rice genetics: Where it all began
- Ewen Callaway
- 2014
The history of rice cultivation is an interdisciplinary subject that studies archaeological and documentary evidence to explain how rice was first domesticated and cultivated by humans, the spread of cultivation to different regions of the planet, and the technological changes that have impacted cultivation over time.
Nov 1, 2020 · The history of the domestication of rice can be traced back to 10,000 years ago when the Oryza sp. was a mere wild grass and artificial continuous selection by humans has led to the development of a stable amenable cultivar. Several studies show that Asian rice or O. sativa has O. rufipogon as its progenitor, from which it was domesticated.
- Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Devarajan Thangadurai, Lawrence Stephen Fayeun, Jonathan Akinsola Akinwale, Jas...
- 2020
Oct 3, 2012 · 200 Altmetric. Metrics. Crop domestications are long-term selection experiments that have greatly advanced human civilization. The domestication of cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa L.) ranks as...
May 15, 2020 · Originating around 9,000 yr ago in the Yangtze Valley, rice diversified into temperate and tropical japonica rice during a global cooling event about 4,200 yr ago. Soon after, tropical japonica...
