Manoomin, the Ojibwe word for wild rice, grows in shallow lakes and streams and provides
physical, spiritual, and cultural sustenance as a sacred food and relative for Indigenous …

Abstract Cultivated Northern Wild Rice (NWR; Zizania palustris L.) is a high‐value, small
commodity crop grown in irrigated paddies, primarily in Minnesota and California …

Wild rice (Zizania spp.), an aquatic grass belonging to the subfamily Gramineae, has a high
economic value. Zizania provides food (such as grains and vegetables), a habitat for wild …

This review examines the ecological, economical, and public health significance of
chironomids and provides examples of chironomid invasions via international shipping and …

Zizania palustris L.(northern wild rice, NWR) is an aquatic grass native to North America that
is notable for its nutritious grain. This is an important species with ecological, cultural and …

Wild rice (Zizania aquatica and Zizania palustris) has been an integral component of
Michigan wetlands for thousands of years, but is disappearing today due to habitat loss …

Global human population increased exponentially during the last 200 hundred years
(Vitousek, 1994), and very soon the earth will be home to over seven billion people (US …

Declining populations of Zizania palustris L.(northern wildrice, or wildrice) during the last
century drives the demand for new and innovative techniques to support monitoring of this …

This chapter explores the values and practices of Kawe Gidaa-naanaagadawendaamin
Manoomin, a re-search partnership of upper Great Lakes tribes, inter-tribal treaty …

Naturally occurring populations of Zizania palustris have declined in abundance since the
1800s. Due to its cultural, economic, and ecological importance, it has been the target of …