| tracing ancestor rice of suriname maroons back to its african origin. | african rice (oryza glaberrima) and african cultivation practices are said to have influenced emerging colonial plantation economies in the americas1,2. however, the level of impact of african rice practices is difficult to establish because of limited written or botanical records2,3. recent findings of o. glaberrima in rice fields of suriname maroons bear evidence of the high level of knowledge about rice among african slaves and their descendants, who consecrate it in ancestor rituals4,5. here ... | 2016 | 27694825 |