ˈeɪʒən ɹˈaɪs wʌz dəmˈɛstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ˈeɪt,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ dᵻpˈɛndɪŋ ɔnðə məlˈɛkjʊlɚ klˈɑːk ˈɛstᵻmət ðæt ɪz jˈuːzd ɔnðə pˈɜːl ɹˈɪvɚɹ ɪn sˈʌðɚn tʃˈaɪnə wɪð ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn fɹʌmðə wˈaɪld ɹˈaɪs ˈɔːɹɪzɚ ɹˈuːfɪpˌɑːɡən.
Asian rice was domesticated 8,200–13,500 years ago – depending on the molecular clock estimate that is used– on the Pearl River in southern China with a single genetic origin from the wild rice Oryza rufipogon.