The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Abstract Rice is the first food crop for which complete genome sequence is available. This offers an unprecedented opportunity to identify and functionally characterize the genes and biochemical pathways that are responsible fo...

More than 40 countries produce world rice, only six major exporting countries, namely India, Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan, Myanmar, and the United States. The availability of rice on market annually ranges from 39-42 million tons that 40% it imported by Asian China imports 6 per year. Retail prices in Japan are USD 5.20/kg, Saudi Arabia 2.30/kg, Africa around 1.0 / kg, higher Indonesia. price me...

Abstract Rice is a major source for micro-elements the Sri Lankan population, across all agro-climatic zones. This current study was conducted to investigate variation of metal(loid)s and As speciation in rice grains collected from wet, intermediate dry zones Lanka. Field (brown rice) market (polished samples were analysed total elemental profile using ICP-MS IC-ICP-MS, respectively. As, Cd, Co...