This document summarizes rice research from the GCP General Research Meeting in September 2013. It outlines rice products in development, including genomic resources, germplasm, and markers for molecular breeding. 59 total products are cataloged across categories like improved varieties, genetic stocks, and drought/salinity tolerance QTLs. Ongoing work was discussed to complete the product catalogue, provide detailed descriptions, and ensure sustainable access. Data management strategies and timelines for forthcoming datasets from projects were reviewed. Prospects for ongoing projects through 2014 and potential future support were examined, along with homework around further documenting products and outlining financial or institutional support needs.

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)