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Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice

Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice

October 11, 2023

by Wanju Shi, Xinzhen Zhang, Juan Yang et al. High temperatures cause significant yield losses in major...

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Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa

Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa

October 9, 2023

by K. Saito, K. Senthilkumar, E. R. Dossou-Yovo, I. Ali, J-M. Johnson, G. Mujawamariya, and J. Rodenburg...

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Transformative adaptation: from climate‑smart to climate‑resilient agriculture

Transformative adaptation: from climate‑smart to climate‑resilient agriculture

October 2, 2023 2

by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, Marcus Taylor, Suhas Bhasme, and Ana María Loboguerrero For approaches to be...

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Former IRRI Director General M.S. Swaminathan passes away

Former IRRI Director General M.S. Swaminathan passes away

September 29, 2023

Eminent agricultural scientist, geneticist, and administrator Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (at left in first photo), 98, passed away...

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Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties

Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties

September 25, 2023

by Kenneth L. McNally and Amelia Henry Traditional rice varieties have been critical for developing improved stress-tolerant...

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RiceMoRe System revolutionizes rice production monitoring and reporting in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta

RiceMoRe System revolutionizes rice production monitoring and reporting in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta

September 20, 2023

by Eisen Bernard Bernardo The Mekong River Delta is undergoing a remarkable digital transformation in the region’s...

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Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

September 18, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Divya Gupta, Raja Sekhar G, Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, and Varsha Singh...

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Together we can sow the seeds of regenerative agriculture

Together we can sow the seeds of regenerative agriculture

September 13, 2023

With global populations expected to grow to 10 billion by 2050, it is estimated that rice production...

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Use of digital tools in sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Use of digital tools in sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

September 11, 2023 2

by Jennifer Barnard, Ong Quoc Cuong, Trang Vu, and Katherine Nelson A review of the digital ecosystem...

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Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

September 5, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Girija Swain, Pavan Yeggina, and Mukund Variar Natural calamities, primarily floods, of...

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