Balancing food security, vertebrate biodiversity, and healthy rice agroecosystems in Southeast Asia Balancing food security, vertebrate biodiversity, and healthy rice agroecosystems in Southeast Asia April 4, 2024 by Catherine Propper, Jodi Sedlock, Richard Smedley, et al. In Southeast Asia, as mechanization increases, there is...Read More
Potential of underutilized crops to introduce the nutritional diversity and achieve zero hunger Potential of underutilized crops to introduce the nutritional diversity and achieve zero hunger October 27, 2022 by Roshan Kumar Singh, Nese Sreenivasulu and Manoj Prasad Most underutilized crops are meagrely cultivated in hunger-prone...Read More
The impact of the International Rice Genebank on rice farming in Bangladesh The impact of the International Rice Genebank on rice farming in Bangladesh July 22, 2022 The findings of this study demonstrate the valuable contribution of IRG’s conservation and distribution of genetic accessions...Read More
CGIAR genebank viability data reveal inconsistencies in seed collection management CGIAR genebank viability data reveal inconsistencies in seed collection management October 29, 2021 CGIAR Centers manage some of the oldest, largest, and most diverse collections of staple food crops in...Read More
Vitamin E: From preserving beauty to conserving biodiversity Vitamin E: From preserving beauty to conserving biodiversity May 14, 2019 A new study shows vitamin E’s famous antioxidant property is more than skin deep and could also...Read More
Guardian of the rice gene galaxy Guardian of the rice gene galaxy February 26, 2019 The International Rice Genebank at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) made worldwide headlines when it received...Read More
Digital genes Digital genes October 12, 2016 An ambitious project plans to create an online catalog of rice genes in which breeders can choose...Read More
Genetic makeup of thousands of rice varieties placed in global seed data pool Genetic makeup of thousands of rice varieties placed in global seed data pool October 8, 2015 Genome sequences of more than 3,000 rice varieties have been placed with the International Treaty on Plant...Read More
Secret unlocked to underwater rice seed survival Secret unlocked to underwater rice seed survival September 11, 2015 A team of scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of California Riverside...Read More
INGER@40—and the crossroads INGER@40—and the crossroads August 12, 2015 2 INGER, the world’s largest agricultural research network, has a long history associated with milestones in rice breeding....Read More