Complexity and adaptability of a traditional agricultural system: Case study of a gall midge resistant rice landrace from northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Prateep Oupkaew, Tonapha Pusadee, Anothai Sirabanchongkran, Kanok Rerkasem, Sansanee Jamjod, Benjavan Rerkasem
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79952738611&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/49620
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Adaptability of traditional agricultural systems is suggested by their success over time, but documentation of how this happens is rare. This paper shows how genetic diversity in a rice landrace enables rice farming system of northern Thailand to adapt to a constraint of an insect pest, microenviron...