In 1972, while studying plant genetics at the University of California, Davis, new graduate student Ken Foster became intrigued with wild rice but never thought that it would become a part of his life's occupation. At that time, wild rice was new to cultivation, in general, and especially to California."I was enamored with the idea of developing a new grain crop with the potential to become a significant new crop," Foster says. "The grain had, and still has, a good reputation as a nutritious, gounnet food product."
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