Tag Archives: miracle rice

The importance of maintenance breeding: A case study of the first miracle rice variety-IR8

The 2010 study examined the decreasing grain yield of IR8, which was the first modern rice variety of the Green Revolution, and provides strong justification...

Changing the world with seeds: The breeding history of IR8

In the 1950s, Asia is on the brink of famine. Food is scarce and millions of people are in danger of suffering from starvation. So, in 1960, IRRI was established...

Reflections on my time at the center of rice research

A former agronomist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) looks back at his long and productive career. (Photos by Isagani Serrano, IRRI)...

Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere

Self-financed farmer cooperatives are a viable strategy to increase irrigated rice area to attain a national yield average of six tons per hectare. ...

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