Species | Rice | Maize | Wheat | Barley | Oats | Foxtail Millet | Pearl Millet | Rye | Sorghum | Wild Rice | Brachypodium | Oryza Species | Grape | Arabidopsis
Zizania aquatica Image courtesy Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Zizania palustrus Photo Claire Hebbard, Gramene |
Genetic DiversityDifferent cultivars of wild rice vary in their ability to tolerate flooding, low temperatures, salt, and various soil and climate conditions. Physically they vary in height, panicle size, and shattering resistance (12). The most popular varieties in Minnesota and Wisconsin are described below*:(* From 13) |