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
Unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the Mekong Delta Unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the Mekong Delta October 19, 2021 This review examines the development and subsequent wide-scale adoption of best management practices known as 1 Must...Read More
Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains September 16, 2021 Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional rice-wheat cropping...Read More
Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production September 13, 2021 Investment, innovation, and empowering the world’s most vulnerable populations are required to establish a rice production system...Read More
Insights into natural genetic resistance to rice yellow mottle virus and implications on breeding for durable resistance Insights into natural genetic resistance to rice yellow mottle virus and implications on breeding for durable resistance September 3, 2021 The prospects for rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa are being subverted by abiotic and biotic factors, including...Read More
Guide to supporting agricultural NDC implementation: GHG mitigation in rice production in Vietnam Guide to supporting agricultural NDC implementation: GHG mitigation in rice production in Vietnam August 31, 2021 The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide for research to support national partners...Read More
Women of scientific substance: Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea Women of scientific substance: Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea April 15, 2021 Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea is one of the scientists at IRRI working on rice biofortification. “I think our...Read More
Tolerant varieties and application of nutrients can effectively manage drought stress in rice Tolerant varieties and application of nutrients can effectively manage drought stress in rice December 1, 2020 Drought incidence in rain-fed areas is the major abiotic stress especially to rice growing in around 23...Read More
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