Weedy rice in Malaysia (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Weedy rice in Malaysia

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Working with partners in China, Malaysia and Thailand, biologists in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis determined that weedy rice is crossbreeding with wild rice in Southeast Asia. Here, weedy rice rises taller than cultivated rice in fields in Malaysia. 

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BK Song

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