The importance of maintenance breeding: A case study of the first miracle rice variety-IR8 The importance of maintenance breeding: A case study of the first miracle rice variety-IR8 November 28, 2020 The 2010 study examined the decreasing grain yield of IR8, which was the first modern rice variety...Read More
Changing the world with seeds: The breeding history of IR8 Changing the world with seeds: The breeding history of IR8 November 15, 2020 4 In the 1950s, Asia is on the brink of famine. Food is scarce and millions of people...Read More
Reflections on my time at the center of rice research Reflections on my time at the center of rice research November 8, 2018 A former agronomist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) looks back at his long and productive...Read More
Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere June 15, 2017 Self-financed farmer cooperatives are a viable strategy to increase irrigated rice area to attain a national yield...Read More