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Rice can contain arsenic, and cooked rice stored warm can cause food poisoning.","purpose":"Let an agent explain Asian rice, relay botany, domestication, cultivation, nutrition and safety from agricultural and food safety sources, describe the named forms with the golden rice debate attributed, flag the unverified alias and label, and distinguish Oryza sativa from African rice Oryza glaberrima, wild rice Zizania, glutinous rice as a type and rice dishes.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Global staple","Paddy cultivation","Many varieties","Genetic engineering debates"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What Asian rice is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is Oryza sativa, and how does it differ from African rice, wild rice, glutinous rice types and rice dishes?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about farming, nutrition, GMOs or food safety?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"forms","name":"Forms","description":"Named forms.","findings":[{"id":"forms-finding","name":"Forms","description":"Forms.","questions":[{"text":"What are weedy rice and golden rice, and what might Sura rice refer to?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific form?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"agriculture","name":"Agriculture","description":"Cultivation.","layers":[{"id":"domestication","name":"Domestication","description":"Domestication.","findings":[{"id":"domestication-finding","name":"Domestication","description":"Domestication.","questions":[{"text":"How and where was Asian rice domesticated, as genetic and archaeological studies suggest?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"weedy","name":"Weedy rice","description":"Weedy rice.","findings":[{"id":"weedy-finding","name":"Weedy rice","description":"Weedy rice.","questions":[{"text":"Why is weedy rice a serious weed problem?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"debates","name":"Debates","description":"Golden rice and safety.","layers":[{"id":"golden","name":"Golden rice","description":"Golden rice debate.","findings":[{"id":"golden-finding","name":"Golden rice","description":"Golden rice.","questions":[{"text":"What do developers, regulators and critics say about golden rice, and what is its current legal status, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"arsenic","name":"Arsenic","description":"Arsenic.","findings":[{"id":"arsenic-finding","name":"Arsenic","description":"Arsenic.","questions":[{"text":"What do food agencies advise about arsenic in rice?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits arsenic contamination of food?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Food security.","layers":[{"id":"security","name":"Food security","description":"Food security.","findings":[{"id":"security-finding","name":"Food security","description":"Food security.","questions":[{"text":"How important is rice to global food security?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits International Rice Research Institute?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"climate","name":"Climate","description":"Methane and climate.","findings":[{"id":"climate-finding","name":"Climate","description":"Climate.","questions":[{"text":"How do rice paddies contribute methane, and what practices reduce it?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits alternate wetting and drying?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe Asian rice, its groups and cultivation, using the accepted name Oryza sativa.","Note that the label Oryza molida is non-standard."],"mustNot":["Present the non-standard label as the accepted scientific name.","Frame GMO rice debates in a partisan way.","Downplay arsenic exposure from rice for infants.","Misrepresent the origin or variety of rice in a sale."],"requiresHuman":["Recommending rice-based foods for infants with known arsenic concerns."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Rice is a staple for billions, so supply and safety are matters of food security."],"affectedParties":["Rice farmers","Infants and families","Consumers"]},"owners":{"steward":"The grower for each crop; plant variety and food safety bodies regulate trade.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Plant variety registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11992872","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"useful plant","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Oryza","type":"related"},{"target":"golden rice","type":"related"},{"target":"Oryza glaberrima","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.oryza-molida","Wikidata: Q161426 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161426)","scientific name: Oryza sativa L. label in registry appears non-standard"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["scientific name: Oryza sativa taxon","golden rice Philippine approval: 2021 year - halted by Court of Appeals in 2024, check current status","main groups: indica, japonica, aus, aromatic list"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Asian rice species","Oryza sativa, Sura rice, weedy rice, golden rice","African rice is Oryza glaberrima; wild rice is Zizania; glutinous rice is a sativa type; rice dishes are foods","Grass plants in flooded paddies or dry fields with drooping panicles of grain."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain botany and domestication","relay cultivation and nutrition","describe named forms with debates attributed","relay food safety"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Partisan framing of GMO debates","Arsenic exposure, especially for infants","Unverified alias and non-standard label"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["GMO approval regulations","Arsenic limits in rice products","Codex rice standards"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Staple food crop.","indica rice","japonica rice","aromatic basmati and jasmine rices","glutinous rice","weedy rice","biofortified rice such as golden rice"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q161426: Oryza molida","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161426","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Oryza sativa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryza_sativa","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["The registry label Oryza molida should be reviewed against Oryza sativa","The registry alias Sura rice could not be identified and should be reviewed","How should agricultural sources be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q161426/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q161426/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T22:05:38Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{},"score":1.0}}