Unearthing old rice germplasm, illuminating a new way to improvement Unearthing old rice germplasm, illuminating a new way to improvement May 20, 2024 by Xiaoming Zheng, Ramaiah Venuprasad, and Ajay Kohli Scientists are delving into molecular genetics to enhance crop...Read More
Breeding rice for salinity tolerance and salt-affected soils in Africa: A review Breeding rice for salinity tolerance and salt-affected soils in Africa: A review May 6, 2024 by Nafeti Titus Mheni, Newton Kilasi, Fergie Ann Quiloy, Maria Cristina Heredia, Atugonza Bilaro, Joel Meliyo, Shalabh...Read More
Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa February 19, 2024 by Veronica Mae Escarez While most breeding efforts are focused on producing improved rice varieties, farmers in...Read More
A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation December 6, 2023 by Mosharaf Hossain, Dillip Kumar Rout, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Swati Nayak Access to quality seeds by smallholder...Read More
Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties September 25, 2023 by Kenneth L. McNally and Amelia Henry Traditional rice varieties have been critical for developing improved stress-tolerant...Read More
50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends 50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends February 7, 2023 by Niaz Md. Farhat Rahman, Waqas Ahmed Malik, Md. Shahjahan Kabir, et al In rice, there has...Read More
A blast from the past: Reviving an IRRI technology to boost the future of rice lodging research A blast from the past: Reviving an IRRI technology to boost the future of rice lodging research November 22, 2022 by RBI Lodging Team Crop lodging is the most important constraint in achieving high yields and plant...Read More
Rice domestication Rice domestication January 21, 2022 This Primer describes the history of rice domestication, the importance of wild relatives of rice for crop...Read More
From cool to warm: Making temperate japonica rice more widely available to farmers in tropical Southeast Asia From cool to warm: Making temperate japonica rice more widely available to farmers in tropical Southeast Asia December 3, 2021 In the past 29 years, the Germplasm Utilization Value Added (GUVA) project has delivered six released varieties...Read More
Green Super Rice (GSR) traits: Breeding and genetics for multiple biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in rice Green Super Rice (GSR) traits: Breeding and genetics for multiple biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in rice November 8, 2021 The Green Super Rice (GSR) breeding strategy began in 2008 at IRRI to efficiently develop lines with...Read More