Erratum

Unfortunately, the original version of this article [1] contained two errors within the text. On page 2 within the Background section the sentence: “Sasanishiki is a high-yielding indica cultivar” should have read: “Sasanishiki is an average-yielding japonica cultivar”.

Also at the end of page 2 in the Results section the sentence: “Consistent with the phenotypical classification, the varieties from China, Guichao2, Nanjing11 and Nanjing35 were grouped into the indica type, together with IR36 and IR24 from IRRI; the varieties from Japan, Sasanishiki, Koshihikari, Habataki, and Asominori were grouped into japonica, together with USSR5 from Russia; the varieties N22 and Kasalath from India were grouped into aus.”should have read: “Consistent with the phenotype classification, the varieties from China, Guichao2 and Nanjing11 were grouped into the indica type, together with IR36 and IR24 from IRRI; the varieties from Japan, Sasanishiki, Koshihikari, and Asominori were grouped into japonica, together with USSR5 from Russia; the varieties N22 and Kasalath from India were grouped into aus.”