These markers can help make
breeding new rice varieties not only faster but also less costly because these tools can reduce the number of field trials required in rice breeding programs.
This includes initiating and managing numerous field sites for testing locally - adapted potential
new rice varieties for the country.
Once specific genes associated with beneficial traits are identified, they can be more efficiently transferred
into new rice varieties using other breeding methods.
New rice varieties with the enhanced capacity to take up phosphorus may be available within a few years to farmers.
The unique advantage of genetic modification lies in its ability to incorporate novel genes with useful traits
into new rice varieties.
Located 50 kilometers south of Manila on the slopes of the dormant volcano Mt. Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has spent more than 50 years
developing new rice varieties for poor farmers and studying different environmentally friendly and relatively pesticide - free methods of rice field management that farmers can use.
Dr. Joseph Bigirimana, IRRI's liaison scientist and coordinator in Burundi, said, «We are very happy that IRRI has released these two
new rice varieties in Burundi.
Eero provided leadership for transforming rice breeding programs towards more targeted product development, which will allow IRRI to develop
new rice varieties faster and more efficiently through applying new breeding strategies and tools.
Bacterial blight nevertheless remains an important concern and many countries will not endorse the release of
new rice varieties unless they carry resistance to the disease.
Conserving and sharing the genetic diversity of rice helps rice breeders develop
new rice varieties suited to local conditions and needs.
To become self sufficient in rice Indonesia has to continue its excellent work in developing
new rice varieties specifically suited to the country, increase rice's capacity to cope with the impacts of climate change, and find ever more environmentally sustainable ways to grow rice.
The new regional office will focus on developing and testing
new rice varieties matched to the different rice production ecologies across Eastern and Southern Africa.
Southeast Asian rice farmers are harvesting an extra US$ 1.46 billion worth of rice a year as a result of rice breeding - the science that
brings new rice varieties to farmers - by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), according to a new Australian report.
Standard regulatory systems for
new rice varieties require multi-season testing to ensure performance, pest and disease resistance and consumption quality.
Farmers in Burundi will soon sow the seeds of hard work and international cooperation with the release of two
new rice varieties set to boost rice production and meet the rapidly growing demand for rice in Burundi.
In the Philippines, IRRI works closely with the Department of Agriculture, Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), and other partners to upscale
potential new rice varieties.
«With advances in technology, we can expedite the breeding process to
ensure new rice varieties are available every year for the region,» said Dobermann.
Research collaboration is ongoing, including pest and disease management, sustainable farming systems, and conserving the genetic diversity of rice, with breeding
new rice varieties remaining a priority.
According to an Australian report, Indonesia receives an average of more than US$ 644 million per year of benefits thanks to rice breeding — the science that
provides new rice varieties to farmers — as delivered by IRRI.
Bacterial blight nevertheless remains an important concern and many countries will not endorse the release
of new rice varieties unless they carry resistance to the disease.
Eero provided leadership for transforming rice breeding programs towards more targeted product development, which will allow IRRI to develop
new rice varieties faster and more efficiently through applying new breeding strategies and tools.
Beyond this, the unique power of GM lies in its ability to incorporate novel genes with useful traits for rice, including genes from plants and organisms unrelated to rice,
into new rice varieties that can not be achieved using other breeding methods.
IRRI is
breeding new rice varieties with better tolerance or resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses — particularly blast, sheath rot, cold temperatures, salinity, and iron toxicity — while maintaining the high quality grain preferred by consumers.
IRRI develops
new rice varieties and rice crop management techniques that help rice farmers improve the yield and quality of their rice in an environmentally sustainable way.
Farmers and consumers benefit from rice genetic research because it leads to
new rice varieties that have higher yield, higher quality, and are more resistant to pests, diseases, and the effects of climate change.
Breeding
a new rice variety typically takes 8 - 9 years.
The choice of compositional parameters was based on the OECD consensus document on compositional considerations for
new rice varieties, which for rice paddy included proximates, fibre, polysaccharides, fatty acids, amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and anti-nutrients.
This continuous pipeline of
new rice varieties is critical to meet new demands such as adapting to a changing climate and outbreaks of pests like brown planthoppers.
New rice varieties are also tested in pest and disease «hot - spots» to check their performance under pest and disease pressure before release so that no vulnerable varieties are distributed to farmers.
«Testing of
new rice varieties that have the SPIKE gene is under way in multilocation trials across several developing countries in Asia, including Indonesia.
As the world's largest nonprofit independent research and training organization IRRI develops
new rice varieties and crop management techniques to address poverty and hunger and improve the health of rice farmers and consumers in a sustainable manner.
«Scientists at RG7 are sharing the latest innovations that help us understand all this genetic diversity and capture it to breed
new rice varieties,» he added.
Other initiatives have included the development of
new rice varieties, improvement of rice farm management, deployment of small - scale farm machinery, and strengthening of rice expertise.
As the global leader for GRiSP Theme 2, Eero provided the overall leadership for accelerating the development of
new rice varieties and hybrids.
Genetic modification can also greatly increase the accuracy of incorporating only those genes for the needed trait into
a new rice variety.
The EC has historically supported IRRI's work to conserve the genetic diversity of rice, understand the function of rice genes, and develop
new rice varieties, particularly for use in difficult growing environments.
It greatly increases the accuracy of incorporating only the gene of interest, and its associated trait, into
a new rice variety.
«The agreement meant that
a new rice variety released in India could just as easily be released in Bangladesh or Nepal if they wanted a similar variety and vice-versa,» explained Matthew Morell, IRRI director general.
By selecting the best performing rice plants and using them to breed
new rice varieties, rice farmers, and more recently rice breeders, have been changing the genetic composition of rice to generate new and improved rice varieties for thousands of years.
The discovery of the PSTOL1 gene means that rice breeders will be able to breed
new rice varieties faster and more easily, and with 100 % certainty their new rice will have the gene.
As such, a variety released in one country is still required to go through a similar vetting process in a neighbouring country, increasing the time to market
these new rice varieties.
IRRI - Burundi developed
the new rice varieties especially for Burundi after recognizing the urgent need for better rice varieties adapted to local conditions and matching farmer and consumer needs.
Today, development of
new rice varieties is focused on adaptability to the effects of climate change, specifically, flooding, soil salinity, and drought.