1. Rice research intitiative
perspectives
GCP General Research Meeting
September 27 – 30, 2013
Lisbon, Portugal

2. Rice group parallel discussions
• Session 1 (September 27)
– Review of product catalogue
– Identification of output products to come (before
and after the end of 2014)
• Session 2 (September 28)
– Data Management strategy and crop DB
– Classification of projects into finished (currently
and by end of 2014) and unfinished activities

3. Rice product catalogue
Genomic Resources (13)
- Large marker (SNP, SSR) dataset for diversity analysis 10
- Candidate genes 3
Germplasm (27)
- Improved variety 5
- Improved donor 9
- Genetic stock with high resolution power for genetic analysis 13
Marker for MAS (13)
- Salinity tolerance QTL 4
- Aluminum tolerance QTL 1
- Phosphorus uptake QTL 1
- Drought tolerance QTL 3
- Blast resistance gene 2
- Bacterial Blight resistance gene 2
Protocol (detection of deleted regions in rice mutants) 1
Training material (Marker Assisted Selection) 1
Informatics tool (APSIM module, OryGenesDB/reverse genetics, …) 4
Total 59

4. Genomic resources
• Marker data set/data base
– Data base of datasets for 420,000 SNPs
– Data set SNP for rice
– SNPs for identifying haplotype structure
– Arrays for SNP discovery in rice
– SSR marker kit for diversity analysis
– Anchor markers for inter-specific crosses
• Candidate genes
– Dataset of non-host genes for IR64 & Nipponbare varieties
– Transcriptome dataset for drought stress
– Drought responsive genes.

5. Germplasm
• Improved varieties
– Liaoyou 5224, new Chinese hybrid rice with drought
tolerance
– Manawthukha, improved cooking quality, Myanmar, released
2011
– Sinthu Latt, salt tolerance for Myanmar
– BRRI dhan28-Saltol and BR11-Saltol for India
– Vandana_DT and IR64_DT for India
• Genetic stock with high resolution power
– Chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSL) O. sativa x O.
glaberrima
– CSSL populations of O. sativa x Oryza species with A genome
– Nested Association Mapping (NAM) population
– Multiparent advanced generation intercrosses (MAGIC)
populations, indica, japonica, …

6. Additional work on product catalogue
• Completeness /missing products
– Achieved projects:
• I bridge lines developed from the crosses of 30 O. representative accessions of O.
glaberrima and 3 recipient O. sativa varieties, Curinga, Wab165 and IR64.
• ………….
– On-going projects
• Rice challenge initiative
– Map of drought prevalence and severity in the rain fed lowland ecosystem of, Burkina, Mali , an
Nigeria
– Germplasm
• Breeding DT / lowland rice/ Mekong region
– Map of drought prevalence and severity in the rain fed lowland ecosystem of, Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar
– Germplasm
• ……………
• Products documentation
– More detailed description : 200-250 words (format of summary of scientific
publication), including IP issues
– More sustainable access pathway
• Germplasm : gene-bank accession number (5-10 years availability)
• Dataset : actually accessible database
• All product : double entry points, individual scientist + permanent institutional body

7. Prospects for on-going projects
a: need for financial support for the final step of product delivery ; b: potential home/support after 2014
Projects
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
a b
G4008.45 NAM population GRiSP
G7009.07 Cloning AltSB/Al tolerance ?
G3008.06 Root traits / productivity /water-limited GRiSP
GRiSP
GRiSP
GRiSP
GRiSP
GRiSP,
M&BG
, …,
?
Mapping DT_QTL major effectG3007.05
Dissemination DT_QTLs pyramided linesG4011.04
Breeding DT/GIS_lowland/Mekong regionG3008.09
MARS / DT & yield potential / West AfricaG7010.04
MAGIC populations
G4010.04
G4010.01
G4011.07
Community/Pyramiding QTL/Mekong regionG4009.09
Novel QTLs / QTL Pyramiding / salinity & sub.

8. Data management
Projects
Data
Pedigree Genotype Phenotype Other
G3007.05 Mapping DT_QTL major effect Puplication
G4011.04 Dissemination DT_QTLs pyramided lines IRIS IRIS IRIS
G3008.09 Breeding DT / lowland rice/ Mekong region GCP GCP GCP
G7010.04 MARS / DT & yield potential / West Africa IBP IBP IBP AgTria ?
G4009.09 Community /QTL pyrmiding/ Mekong region GCP GCP GCP AgTria ?
G4011.07 MAGIC populations (~ 6 000 lines) IRIS IRIS IRIS
G4008.45 NAM population (~ 4 000 lines). IRIS IRIS IRIS
G3008.06 Root traits / productivity /water-limited IRIS
G7009.07 Cloning AltSB/Al tolerance
G4010.04
Novel QTLs / QTL pyrmiding / salinity & sub IRIS IRIS IRIS

9. Homework
• Product catalogue
– Completing the list with missing products
• From achieved projects
• From on-going projects
– 250 words description of major products
– Sustainable access pathway to products
• Data management
– Description of the forthcoming data sets
– Time table for delivery
• Prospects for on-going projects
– Short request-note for additional financial support from
GCP to ensure delivery of forthcoming product (if needed)
– Short concept-note for GCP’s support / recommendation
to potential home institution / donor for new phase of the
project (if needed)