Full List of Project Accessions (.csv)
Full List of Project Accessions (.xls)

The 400 O. sativa accessions being used in this project were selected to represent the range of genetic diversity found in the species. They include 172 of the 234 accessions that were previously used by Garris et al. (2005) to evaluate sub-population structure in O. sativa; approximately 300 of the 3,000 accessions that are being analyzed for diversity as part of the internationally-funded Generation Challenge Program, GCP (http://www.generationcp.org/), and an estimated 200 of the 1,790 accessions that comprise the USDA-ARS rice core collection (http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2006/060712.htm).

Rice accessions having PI or CIor (Plant Introduction or Cereal Investigation) designations are distributed by the National Small Grains Collection (NSGC) at Aberdeen, Idaho, USA (http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/docs.htm?docid=2884). This collection is part of the National Plant Germplasm System and a duplicate set is backed up at the National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL) in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=54020500). Researchers within the US are encouraged to order rice seeds through the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/orders.html).

Accessions having an IRGC (International Rice Germplasm Collection) designation are distributed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Philippines (http://www.irri.org/GRC/GRChome/Home.htm). Researchers outside of the US are encouraged to order rice seeds from the IRGC (http://www.irri.org/GRC/requests/requests.htm).

Duplicate accessions: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has an agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) for security back-up of the International Rice Germplasm Collection (IRGC) at the National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL) in Fort Collins, Colorado. Few gene banks in the world have the necessary storage facilities (in this case at -18°C) or the capacity to offer back-up conservation on this scale. The safe and durable conservation of the IRGC is ensured through duplicate conservation between the two genebanks. For more information, please see http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/Publications/HTMLPublications/43/ch05.htm .

Seed import permits: All rice seed entering the US is subjected to strict quarantine procedures and a rice seed import permit is required. For more information on ordering seeds from overseas, please see:

US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
   http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/rice.shtml

APHIS: rice import permits
   http://www.aphis.usda.gov/permits/index.shtml    http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/permits/rice.shtml

IRGC: Material Transfer Agreements:
   http://www.irri.org/GRC/requests/InterimMTA.htm    http://www.irri.org/GRC/requests/Distribution_policy.htm