RICE PLANT HAVING REDDISH PURPLE OR RED LEAF, AND METHOD FOR CREATING THE SAME

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice plant having a reddish purple leaf, especially the beautiful rice plant having the reddish purple or red leaf and suitable for appreciation, and to provide a method for creating the rice plant. PSOLUTION: The rice plant having the reddish purple or red leaf is created by crossing a purple rice plant having an anthocyanin pigment at C gene locus, A gene locus and Pi gene locus, with a rice plant having a chlorophyll deficiency gene. The color of the leaf is a vivid or dull reddish purple or red represented by 5-10 RP hue, 3-5 lightness and 6-10 chroma in Munsell color system of JIS Z8721, especially preferably vivid reddish purple represented by 7.5 RP hue, 5 lightness and 10 chroma. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO