Doubled haploids: from laboratory to field

Doubled haploids: from laboratory to field

September 25, 2009 2046

Plant breeders are always in search of new breeding tools to produce high-yielding crop varieties with superior...

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Ecosystem services for biological control in tropical rice

Ecosystem services for biological control in tropical rice

July 27, 2009 1629

Rice is produced in landscapes that range from extreme monocultures to highly diverse areas. Tropical rice fields...

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Overcoming the toughest stress in rice: Drought

Overcoming the toughest stress in rice: Drought

July 27, 2009 2586

Drought brings to mind negative images of wide expanses of dry and parched lands. It is often...

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A look at India

A look at India

July 27, 2009 2350

“Rice is life” truly lives up to its meaning in India, where its origin dates back to...

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The promise of Latin America

The promise of Latin America

July 27, 2009 1792

The Rice Trader Rice Americas 2009 Conference held last 12-14 May in Miami, Florida (USA), revealed key...

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Challenges for IRRI: a cross-section of opinions

Challenges for IRRI: a cross-section of opinions

July 27, 2009 1787

Randy Barker, IRRI agricultural economist and head, Economics Department, 1966-78; acting head, Social Sciences Division, 2007-08 When...

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Every drop counts

Every drop counts

July 27, 2009 1819

Water makes up 70% of our planet. But in spite of this vast availability, our fresh water...

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Uganda’s rice revolution

Uganda’s rice revolution

July 27, 2009 2522

Compared with other West African countries such as Mali and Senegal, which have been growing rice for...

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Working together to save grains

Working together to save grains

July 24, 2009 1991

 Even though rice prices have come down considerably since the food crisis in 2008, the fundamentals have...

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Making rice less thirsty

Making rice less thirsty

July 14, 2009 2177

Since the dawn of agriculture, drought has been the bane of farmers, especially  who grow rice, a...

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