IRRI is also sharing
rice breeding lines with Burundi that are being tested at a number of IRRI field sites around the country.
We develop genetically superior and elite
rice breeding lines and hybrid varieties.
Not exact matches
Of the 8 IRRI -
bred varieties, 4 are high - yielding
lines from the International Network for Genetic Evaluation of
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.
IRRI shares these
breeding lines with our research and extension partners in
rice - producing countries.
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.
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.
Research priorities in the IRRI - China collaboration include China's national program on
breeding super hybrid
rice, improving the grain quality of inbred
rice lines, and addressing the challenges of climate change effects in farming through climate - smart technologies.
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.
The
rice line has an additional recipe for large
breed dogs too.
New
breeding lines derived from MAS, either in entirely new or recombined genetic backgrounds or in the background of
rice mega-varieties that are already planted to millions of hectares, could potentially alleviate the negative effects of climate change on
rice production due to global warming.»