Photosynthesis varies greatly across rice cultivars — natural diversity could boost yields
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Rice is a direct source of calories for more people than any other crop and serves as the main staple for 560 million chronically hungry people in Asia. With over 120,000 varieties of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) across the globe, there is a wealth of natural diversity to be mined by plant scientists to increase yields.