Recent extreme cold snaps in Europe and North America demonstrate how much trouble a temperature change can cause. For rice, the cold can be devastating as it can cause sterility, which means no grain is produced. Rice Today’s January – March 2010 edition explores how tropic-loving rice is being adapted to cold environments to boost rice yields in Korea and across rice-growing nations in Africa exposed to cold temperatures.
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Cold snaps cause sterility... in riceNews & Events (Press Release)
Recent extreme cold snaps in Europe and North America demonstrate how much trouble a temperature change can cause. For rice, the cold can be devastating as it can cause sterility, which means no grain is produced. Rice Today’s January – March 2010 edition explores how tropic-loving rice is being adapted to cold environments to boost rice yields in Korea and across rice-growing nations in Africa exposed to cold temperatures.
US$300 million fund-raising campaign launched for rice food security in AsiaNews & Events (Press Release)
In the face of unrelenting pressure on Asian rice production, the International Rice Research Institute has launched a US$300 million fund-raising campaign to support rice research and help find sustainable solutions. Organized to mark IRRI’s 50th anniversary in 2010, the five-year campaign, which comes at a key time for rice production and food security in Asia and around the world, has already raised $59 million.
Entire genetic diversity of rice to be revealed and sharedNews & Events (Press Release)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is inviting the global rice science community to join its vision to reveal the genetic diversity of more than 109,000 different types of rice and to make it available for rice breeders and farmers worldwide to breed and develop new rice varieties.
New materials to facilitate PGRFA transferAnnouncements (Training)
An online self-study course on transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), developed by IRRI's Training Center, is now available online in addition to new FAQs on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) recently put on the Web site.
Recent extreme cold snaps in Europe and North America demonstrate how much trouble a temperature change can cause. For rice, the cold can be devastating as it can cause sterility, which means no grain is produced. Rice Today’s January – March 2010 edition explores how tropic-loving rice is being adapted to cold environments to boost rice yields in Korea and across rice-growing nations in Africa exposed to cold temperatures.
