Breeding and Utilization of Core Germplasm Lüzhenzhan 8 in Good Quality Rice

Core germplasm Luzhenzhan 8 (LZZ) in good quality rice was created by merging of good quality germplasm in late rice (indica) into elite germplasm in early rice (indica). Luhuangzhan, Luyuanzhan 1 and Luyuanzhan 7 were bred by further improvement of LZZ via incorporation of germplasm from Australia, japonica and wild rice into local germplasm. The approach to breeding and utilization of core germp…