Tag Archives: crop

The International Rice Genebank at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) made worldwide headlines when it received permanent funding from the...

Dr. McCouch (shown here with laboratory technician Marifa Lanuang Corral using liquid nitrogen to harvest tissue from IRRI field plot–grown rice plants...

The International Rice Research Institute’s new research outcome theme on developing environmentally sustainable solutions for rice systems addresses...

A new approach in showcasing the advantages of stress-tolerant rice varieties is helping convince more farmers to make better choices.  An H2H trial...

The development of inexpensive natural hydrogel technology has encouraged rice farmers in northwestern India to consider doing more direct seeding of rice...

Rice production plays a critical role in achieving food self-sufficiency in China where more than 65% of the population eats rice as a staple food. In...

With her crop surviving nearly two weeks of submergence and recovering from an intense flood,  Mrs. Devi had every reason to smile and be proud of her...

Soil has an immense potential in reducing the concentration of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere by storing it. IRRI-OUAT collaborative project on climate-smart...

Sustainable soil management is an integral part of sustainable land management as well as a basis for addressing poverty eradication, agricultural and...

Like most natural resources, we cannot continue to take soil for granted. It takes thousands of years to create a thin layer of soil and we are losing...