Linares Olga F
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Box 2072, Balboa-Ancon, Republic of Panama.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Dec 10;99(25):16360-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.252604599. Epub 2002 Dec 2.
The African species of rice (Oryza glaberrima) was cultivated long before Europeans arrived in the continent. At present, O. glaberrima is being replaced by the introduced Asian species of rice, Oryza sativa. Some West African farmers, including the Jola of southern Senegal, still grow African rice for use in ritual contexts. The two species of rice have recently been crossed, producing a promising hybrid.
非洲水稻品种(光稃稻)早在欧洲人抵达该大陆之前就已开始种植。目前,光稃稻正被引进的亚洲水稻品种(亚洲栽培稻)所取代。一些西非农民,包括塞内加尔南部的乔拉人,仍种植非洲水稻用于宗教仪式。这两个水稻品种最近进行了杂交,培育出了一个很有前景的杂交品种。