In September, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) released a report looking at the impact and value
of rice breeding work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
In September, the Australian Center for International Agriculture (ACIAR) released a report looking at the impact and value
of rice breeding work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
In September, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) released a report looking at the impact and value
of rice breeding work of the IRRI between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
Here at IRRI, only about 5 %
of our rice breeding work is GM, which is only used when all other breeding methods have been exhausted and when it offers a potentially very high humanitarian, environmental, or productivity benefit.
Since then, 77 high - yielding rice varieties have been released as a result
of rice breeding collaboration, including many that are currently grown by farmers for the domestic market and some that are grown for export.
An Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) study looked at the impact and value
of rice breeding work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
In a recent study, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) looked at the economic impact and value
of rice breeding work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 across Southeast Asia.
Not exact matches
«A lack
of genetic variation in
rice has hindered efforts by conventional
breeding programs to address iron levels.
Marchetti retired from ARS in 2001, leaving behind not only a legacy
of excellence in
rice breeding and plant pathology, but also a prized collection
of 1,000
rice blast specimens he isolated from Texas, Arkansas, and other
rice - growing states.
Farmer trainor Mamerto «Pay Merto» Pado
of Camarines Sur shared insights on the current situation
of agriculture in the Philippines, farmer - led advocacy and
rice breeding.
From the perspective
of the International
Rice Research Institute this will present a major new challenge to how we organize our
breeding programs, the nature
of the products we produce, and perhaps most importantly, how we relate to our partners.
IRRI's support for partners includes initial
breeding of the Golden
Rice trait into selected varieties, which involves laboratory work, greenhouse tests, and some preliminary field evaluation.
Of the 8 IRRI - bred varieties, 4 are high - yielding lines from the International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Ric
Of the 8 IRRI -
bred varieties, 4 are high - yielding lines from the International Network for Genetic Evaluation
of Ric
of Rice.
«I am delighted with our success in
breeding a Golden
Rice version of Bangladesh's most popular rice variety, BRRI dhan29, which we hope will make a substantial contribution to reducing vitamin A deficiency across the country,» said Dr. Alamgir Hossain, principal plant breeder at B
Rice version
of Bangladesh's most popular
rice variety, BRRI dhan29, which we hope will make a substantial contribution to reducing vitamin A deficiency across the country,» said Dr. Alamgir Hossain, principal plant breeder at B
rice variety, BRRI dhan29, which we hope will make a substantial contribution to reducing vitamin A deficiency across the country,» said Dr. Alamgir Hossain, principal plant breeder at BRRI.
The most poplar hybrid
rice parents used in Asian countries outside
of China have been
bred by IRRI.
Golden
Rice was
bred using a combination
of genetic modification and other
breeding methods.
The new
rice was
bred by successfully crossing (or mating) two different
rice parents — the exotic wild
rice species Oryza coarctata and
rice variety IR56
of the cultivated
rice species O. sativa.
These
breeding efforts form part
of a bigger research initiative under the Temperate
Rice Research Consortium.
«
Rice is an incredibly special crop providing more than half
of the planet with food every day,» said Dr. Eero Nissilä, head
of IRRI's Plant
Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division and convenor
of RG7.
Dr. Darshan Brar, former head
of IRRI's Plant
Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Unit and 2007 CGIAR Outstanding Scientist, describes IRRI's historical
rice varieties and their impact.
This year, IRRI established a new and relevant
rice breeding factory, deciphered the information found in 3,000 sequenced
rice genomes, helped in marketing the Philippines» unique indigenous «heirloom»
rice varieties to the outside world, distributed climate - smart
rice varieties to reduce Asian farmers» risks, and celebrated 150 consecutive knowledge - filled cropping seasons
of the Long - Term Continuous Cropping Experiment.
We use new approaches for increasing yield potential, such as marker - assisted
breeding to develop the next generation
of rice varieties suited for irrigated environments in Asia.
This dataset contains millions
of genomic sequences from a diverse set
of rice varieties that, when combined with phenotyping observations, gene expression, and other information, provides an important step in establishing gene - trait associations, building predictive models, and applying these models to
breeding.
However, surveys
of rice germplasm around the world failed to identify any variety that contain significant amounts of beta carotene, so conventional breeding programs could not be used to develop Golden Rice.&ra
rice germplasm around the world failed to identify any variety that contain significant amounts
of beta carotene, so conventional
breeding programs could not be used to develop Golden
Rice.&ra
Rice.»
Mutual protection
of elite
breeding lines marked a renewed collaboration between the Philippine
Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International
Rice Research Institute (IRRI), signed at the PhilRice headquarters at the Science City
of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, on 3 April 2014.
This work draws together conservation
of different types
of rice, diversity analysis, gene discovery, and dissemination
of advanced genetic and
breeding resources.
«Using a new approach
of combining molecular identification
of the SPIKE gene and conventional
breeding, we have developed
rice, with the SPIKE gene, that has higher yield when compared with an equivalent
rice without the gene,» Dr. Kobayashi said.
The genetic diversity
of rice is used to
breed new
rice varieties.
Breeding to enhance yield potential
of rice at IRRI: the ideotype approach Development and use
of hybrid
rice technology to increase
rice productivity in the tropics
Data access and analysis tools are being made available for the 3K RGP dataset through the International
Rice Informatics Consortium (IRIC), which promotes collaboration in bioinformatics analysis of rice data and provides computational tools to facilitate rice improvement via discovery of new gene - trait associations and accelerated breed
Rice Informatics Consortium (IRIC), which promotes collaboration in bioinformatics analysis
of rice data and provides computational tools to facilitate rice improvement via discovery of new gene - trait associations and accelerated breed
rice data and provides computational tools to facilitate
rice improvement via discovery of new gene - trait associations and accelerated breed
rice improvement via discovery
of new gene - trait associations and accelerated
breeding.
Dr. Abdullah also noted that a number
of Indonesian
rice varieties have been sent to IRRI to
breed high - yielding varieties, for example, one
of the parents
of «miracle
rice» — also called IR8 and renowned for its superior yields that helped avert famine in the 1960s — was an Indonesian
rice variety called Peta.
A 2011 report from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research found that between 1985 and 2009, IRRI varieties and
breeding lines contributed, on average, 50 %
of the annual yield increases in southern Vietnam and the use
of new varieties increased Vietnamese
rice farmers» income by US$ 127 per hectare (in 2009 values) per year during the study period.
«Overall, IRRI has released around a thousand improved
rice varieties across 78 countries since its establishment in 1960,» said Eero Nissila, head
of IRRI's
breeding division.
«
Rice genetics is all about understanding the genes of rice so that we can develop new and improved rice varieties to help farmers produce more rice, with fewer resources and despite challenges like climate change,» said event convener, Dr. Eero Nissila, head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division at I
Rice genetics is all about understanding the genes
of rice so that we can develop new and improved rice varieties to help farmers produce more rice, with fewer resources and despite challenges like climate change,» said event convener, Dr. Eero Nissila, head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division at I
rice so that we can develop new and improved
rice varieties to help farmers produce more rice, with fewer resources and despite challenges like climate change,» said event convener, Dr. Eero Nissila, head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division at I
rice varieties to help farmers produce more
rice, with fewer resources and despite challenges like climate change,» said event convener, Dr. Eero Nissila, head of the Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division at I
rice, with fewer resources and despite challenges like climate change,» said event convener, Dr. Eero Nissila, head
of the Plant
Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division at IRRI.
Genetic modification is a modern
breeding method that is used at IRRI to investigate and understand the diversity and function
of rice genes and to develop and deliver GM
rice varieties.
Using genetic modification in this way can improve the accuracy
of identifying genes
of interest and speed up the
breeding process, even though the end - product is not GM
rice.
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.
The group
of rice (the aus - type) that Kasalath is part
of is also the source
of the submergence tolerance gene, which IRRI has used to
breed submergence - tolerant (Sub1)
rice varieties that are being widely adopted across Asia.
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.
IRRI is using
breeding and modern biotechnology to develop
rice that contains more beta - carotene (a source
of vitamin A), iron, and zinc.
Rice bred to perform well in the toughest conditions where the poorest farmers grow rice is a step away from reaching farmers thanks to a major project led by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the International Rice Research Institute (IR
Rice bred to perform well in the toughest conditions where the poorest farmers grow
rice is a step away from reaching farmers thanks to a major project led by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the International Rice Research Institute (IR
rice is a step away from reaching farmers thanks to a major project led by the Chinese Academy
of Agricultural Sciences and the International
Rice Research Institute (IR
Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
IRRI is also sharing
rice breeding lines with Burundi that are being tested at a number
of IRRI field sites around the country.
Hangzhou City, People's Republic
of China (21 September 2017)- Agriculture research heads
of 14 Asian countries supported the ASEAN +3
Rice Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strateg
Rice Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector str
Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in
rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strateg
rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector str
breeding aimed to address regional food security and national
rice sector strateg
rice sector strategies.
«Any organization, including LSU, can legally obtain seed
of aromatic
rice for breeding purposes from many different sources, including the International Rice Genebank,» says Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Geneb
rice for
breeding purposes from many different sources, including the International
Rice Genebank,» says Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Geneb
Rice Genebank,» says Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head
of the International
Rice Geneb
Rice Genebank.
Peanut butter with an umami kick
of liquid aminos and nutritional yeast meet crunchy corn or
rice cubes for a highly snack - able blend, no matter your
breed.
Over a 25 - year period, Filipino farmers have gained an additional US$ 52 (Php 2,300) per hectare from using improved
rice varieties derived from the
breeding work
of IRRI.
A new
breed of agricultural extension and development officers recently completed a 5 - month capacity - building course called «Enabling the AgRiDOC: a new
breed of rice extensionists» and are now ready to serve
rice - based farming communities in the country.
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.
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.
The hub will help strengthen the
rice breeding programs
of rice - growing countries in South Asia and Africa.