Cesar Martinez. (Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT) Several factors influenced César Martínez’s lifelong devotion to rice. One was an early mentor’s enthusiasm...

Before scientists ever started crossing different rice plants, farmers had inadvertently been at it for centuries. By the mid- 1800s, scientists were catching...

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) In November 2012, young rice researchers mostly working at IRRI received support in professional development through a milestone...

Rice under the heat of the sun. (Photo: IRRI) Rice thrives in hot and dry to humid climates. However, extreme heat episodes can irreversibly damage rice...

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

Maize ears from CIMMYT’s collection, showing a wide variety of colors and shapes. CIMMYT’s germplasm bank contains about 28,000 unique samples...