Oryza longistaminata Assembly. Oryza longistaminata

Oryza longistaminata (O. longistaminata) is an African wild rice species with AA genome type and possesses special traits that are highly valued for improving the cultivated rice, such as strong resistances to biotic and abiotic stresses (Song et al., 1995) for improving resistance of cultivars, rhizomatousness for perennial breeding (Glover et al., 2010) and self-incompatibility (SI) for new ways to produce hybrid seeds (Ghesquiere, 1986). Deciphering the genome of O. longistaminata will be the key to uncover the mechanism of above hallmark traits and further to improve the cultivated rice.