«Through this partnership with IRRI, ACI is building on its commitment to develop a strong
rice breeding program and to introduce new elite varieties in Bangladesh,» said IRRI Director General Matthew Morell.
In the 1970s, China's hybrid
rice breeding program averted an impending famine.
The hub will help strengthen
the rice breeding programs of rice - growing countries in South Asia and Africa.
The hub will help strengthen
the rice breeding programs of rice - growing countries in South Asia and Africa.
Many of these have contributed to
rice breeding programs, such as Pokkali for salinity tolerance, N22 for drought and heat tolerance, FR13A for submergence tolerance, and Oryza nivara for resistance to grassy stunt virus.
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.
Not exact matches
«A lack of genetic variation in
rice has hindered efforts by conventional
breeding programs to address iron levels.
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.
It is particularly serious in hybrid
rice, and therefore, active
breeding in national and commercial
breeding programs have developed and released some hyrbids that have resistance to the disease.
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.»
Since none were found, conventional
breeding programs could not be used to develop Golden
Rice.
It also provides germplasm (seeds) for
rice research and
breeding programs at IRRI and in several countries.
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.
Some 70 % of
rice in South America, and 90 % of cassava in Asia, can be traced back to CIAT's
breeding program.
Golden
Rice was later improved and is now used in
breeding programs in several countries, primarily in Southeast - Asia.
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.
It is particularly serious in hybrid
rice, and therefore, active
breeding in national and commercial
breeding programs have developed and released some hyrbids that have resistance to the disease.