Breeding and improvement

A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation

A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation

December 6, 2023 2359

by Mosharaf Hossain, Dillip Kumar Rout, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Swati Nayak Access to quality seeds by smallholder...

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Thinking beyond the SUB1 gene: Making rice varieties that can survive longer floods and produce higher yields  

Thinking beyond the SUB1 gene: Making rice varieties that can survive longer floods and produce higher yields  

November 7, 2023 6382

by Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Ma. Teresa Sta. Cruz, Joie Ramos, and Waseem Hussain A milestone in...

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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 2324

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

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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 8879

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

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New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

August 23, 2023 4191

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Nahar, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Saidul Islam The Haor Region has been...

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The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

August 1, 2023 2611

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Akter, and Swati Nayak Rice cultivation in the salt flats of southern...

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Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

May 15, 2023 2149

by Amlan Biswas, Md. Safiul Islam Afrad, Muhammad Ziaul Hoque, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhammad Ashraful Habib,...

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The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in the Philippine market: A product market test approach

The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in the Philippine market: A product market test approach

April 24, 2023 2142

With the growing demand for japonica rice in the Philippines, imports fill out the gap. With the...

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50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends

50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends

February 7, 2023 1805

by Niaz Md. Farhat Rahman, Waqas Ahmed Malik, Md. Shahjahan Kabir, et al In rice, there has...

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A blast from the past: Reviving an IRRI technology to boost the future of rice lodging research

A blast from the past: Reviving an IRRI technology to boost the future of rice lodging research

November 22, 2022 1676

by RBI Lodging Team Crop lodging is the most important constraint in achieving high yields and plant...

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