Special Issue on Research on Rice

Rice is the seed of grass family plants which belongs to the direct economic crop. As a crop, it is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and energy generation, providing staple food consumed worldwide by humans. There are many varieties of rice tend to vary regionally. Rice can be grown in different environments, depending upon water availability such as lowland, deep water, coastal wetland and upland. Excepting for edible, rice is used as wine, sugar and industrial raw material. Rice hull and straw are also useful to humans. So it is important to research techniques of rice, which aims to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability of rice farming.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring research on rice. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Rice diseases and pests management
• Origin and differentiation of rice
• Rice genetics and breeding
• Cultivation and harvest of rice
• Environmental impacts
• High-yielding varieties
• Production of rice
• Rice processing techniques
• Collection, analysis and evaluation of seeds
• Quality and security test of rice

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Research on Rice” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

Guest Editor:

Prof. WenJun Zhang

Sun Yat-sen University, China

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

as@scirp.org