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IRRI will continue to be the center of excellence in rice science. We have to continue to play that vital role in the same sense. In the future, we have...

(Photo: China National Hybrid Rice Research & Development Center©) Replacing half of the rice-growing areas in the world with hybrid rice varieties...

There is a pressing need to look for sustainable ways to accelerate the production, dissemination, and adoption of new rice varieties to meet future demand...

Developing the hybrid rice technology capacity of national partners, farmers, nongovernment organizations, and the private sector is a major component...

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) Achim Dobermann’s term as head of research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) saw a period of constructive...

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) Hybrid rice has the potential to produce up to 30% more yield than the best-performing modern inbred varieties, thanks to A hybrid...

The wild relatives of rice are repositories of important traits that help breeders improve rice. (Photo: IRRI) Scientists are scouring the deep and “wild”...

The Embrapa-Cirad hybrid seed production system in upland conditions at Sinop, Mato Grosso. (Photo: Embrapa) The Embrapa-Cirad hybrid seed production system...

(Photo: William Sta. Clara) It is fair to say that, without a successful hybrid rice program, China would have struggled to achieve its phenomenal growth...

Fruits of collaboration. Hybrid rice varieties, the result of international scientific efforts, show great yield potential under field conditions Undeniably,...