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Accessions included in the publication
Beatriz Andreo-Jimenez, Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse, Amandine L� Van, Arvid Heutinck1, Marie Duhamel, Niteen Kadam, Krishna Jagadish, Carolien Ruyter-Spira and Harro Bouwmeester. 2019. Plant host and drought shape the root associated fungal microbiota in rice. DOI: DOI 10.7717/peerj.7463. Note: Ten out of the 15 cultivars were selected to maximize the genetic variation using the SNP information available from a published study (Zhao et al., 2011). The five additional cultivars were selected based on their drought tolerance phenotype, and their information is available in IRGCIS database:; institution: IRRI





International Rice Genebank Germplasm Distribution and Exchange Policy


IRRI continues the free international exchange of germplasm, in accordance with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). We provide rice in small quantities to any entity or establishment for research, breeding, or training for food and agriculture purposes; free of charge. At the same time, we gratefully receive seed contributions to add to our collection.

The procedure for acquiring seeds from IRRI are as follows:
1. Read, study and comply with Standard Material Transfer Agreement(SMTA).
2. Inquire, search and choose accessions through GRIN-Global or Genesys websites.
3. Submit requests electronically through the public websites (refer to #2)