Australia–China linkage for enhanced rice cold-tolerance

This project aimed to enhance linkages between Australian and Chinese rice research programs with a specific focus on improving rice cold tolerance.

Rice cold tolerance is a major constraint to production in temperate rice-producing areas of the world. The opportunity to extend scientific interaction through projects such as this are
particularly important for the Australian rice industry. It facilitates communication between
Australian rice scientists and those in the major rice producing regions, such as China, and
especially temperate areas where scientists work largely within a similar gene pool to the Australian rice breeding program.