Sentences with phrase «hybrid rice varieties»

«Hybrid rice varieties are grown at 20 to 25 pounds of seed per acre, versus 75 to 85 pounds with conventional varieties,» Gore said.

The synergy of the partnership resulted in advances in developing disease - and insect - resistant varieties suited to various rice environments, developing and releasing hybrid rice varieties bred through government and private sector programs, streamlining rice production practices, and improving postharvest technologies for improved sustainability and productivity.

It is a membership - based organization that collaborates in the research and production of hybrid rice varieties.

Although the first generation of hybrid rice varieties released had higher yields, they also tended to have inferior grain quality and inadequate disease and insect resistance.

With support from several partners, IRRI is developing new hybrid rice varieties, and in another project tries to generate widely accessible databases on crop improvement and track the diffusion of rice varieties.

There are about 13 million farm families, who grow different types of rice, which includes traditional, modern, or hybrid rice varieties.

More hybrid rice varieties are now becoming available that allow farmers to significantly raise rice yields and thus overall rice productivity and profitability.

Through the HRDC, IRRI has been sharing a large number of hybrid rice varieties and parental lines with its partners.

So far they have not produced a hybrid rice variety that Indian farmers will pay for.

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A research finding in January 2017 reveal that Golden Rice hybrid with Swarna variety resulted to phenotyphic abnormalities, stunted growth and low yield, virtually adulterating the metabolic and genetic traits of the variety.

Because hybrid rice can outyield other varieties of rice, it is a key technology that meets the increasing global demand for rice.

As the global leader for GRiSP Theme 2, Eero provided the overall leadership for accelerating the development of new rice varieties and hybrids.

In the region's lowland paddies, hybrid and high - yielding inbred rice varieties for the spring season, and inbred short - duration summer paddy varieties have been identified.

We develop genetically superior and elite rice breeding lines and hybrid varieties.

As with other hybrid plants and animals, hybrid rice has both greater vigor and higher yield than either parent variety — this is commonly called «hybrid vigor».

When grown under the same conditions as comparable high - yielding inbred rice varieties, commercial hybrid rice can generate up to 30 % higher yields.

Campaigns in India have gained momentum against genetically engineered rice, including the Save our Rice network, the Folk Rice Movement and the Seed Mothers movement; all working to conserve and salvage thousands of traditional and indigenous seed varieties which would have otherwise been eroded by the onslaught of hybrid technology and conventional chemical inputs in the past decarice, including the Save our Rice network, the Folk Rice Movement and the Seed Mothers movement; all working to conserve and salvage thousands of traditional and indigenous seed varieties which would have otherwise been eroded by the onslaught of hybrid technology and conventional chemical inputs in the past decaRice network, the Folk Rice Movement and the Seed Mothers movement; all working to conserve and salvage thousands of traditional and indigenous seed varieties which would have otherwise been eroded by the onslaught of hybrid technology and conventional chemical inputs in the past decaRice Movement and the Seed Mothers movement; all working to conserve and salvage thousands of traditional and indigenous seed varieties which would have otherwise been eroded by the onslaught of hybrid technology and conventional chemical inputs in the past decades.

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India strengthened its rice production capacity through concerted efforts by India and IRRI to develop rice varieties with resistance to pests and diseases and stresses such as drought and flooding; to commercialize hybrid rice; to streamline production practices so they would be profitable, sustainable, and environment - friendly; and to extensively exchange information with Indian scientists and researchers along with capacity building.

Gore said seed treatments are effective in both conventional rice varieties and hybrids.

China has received 54 varieties of rice from IRRI for research and breeding, contributed 6,880 types of rice to IRRI's International Rice Genebank for conservation, and released more than 382 indica and japonica inbred and hybrid varietrice from IRRI for research and breeding, contributed 6,880 types of rice to IRRI's International Rice Genebank for conservation, and released more than 382 indica and japonica inbred and hybrid varietrice to IRRI's International Rice Genebank for conservation, and released more than 382 indica and japonica inbred and hybrid varietRice Genebank for conservation, and released more than 382 indica and japonica inbred and hybrid varieties.

A new report points to hybrid rice being unstable and unsustainable compared with traditional and farmer developed rice varieties.

India strengthened its rice production capacity through concerted efforts by India and IRRI to develop rice varieties with resistance to pests and diseases and stresses such as drought and flooding; to commercialize hybrid rice; to streamline production practices so they would be profitable, sustainable, and environment - friendly; and to extensively exchange information with Indian scientists and researchers along with capacity building.

IRRI's collaborative research with China focuses on developing «super rice» — high - yielding, high - quality, hybrid rice — known to have a yield advantage of 10 % over the conventional varieties.

In China, the market price for hybrid rice can be a third of the price for conventional rice, and many farmers are now shifting back to traditional rice varieties that are of higher quality and higher market value.

Farmers regularly receive lower prices for hybrid rice than their traditional varieties.

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A newly released hybrid zinc rice variety, BU Aromatic Zinc Rice, developed by BSMRAU will be disseminated in Aman, 2rice variety, BU Aromatic Zinc Rice, developed by BSMRAU will be disseminated in Aman, 2Rice, developed by BSMRAU will be disseminated in Aman, 2017.