“…However, this will only be possible as long as genetic variability is maintained. In Brazilian irrigated rice breeding programs, genotypic variability is restricted (Rabelo, Guimarães, Pinheiro, & Silva, 2015;Streck, Aguiar, Magalhães Júnior, Facchinello, & Oliveira, 2017); therefore, investigating the genetic diversity of rice genotypes is critical.…”