Wild ancestors may hold the key to more nutritious rice grains Wild ancestors may hold the key to more nutritious rice grains September 22, 2025 By Rhowell Tiozon and Glenn Concepcion For the nearly 9,000 years since its domestication, rice has been...Read More
Machine learning algorithms are helping scientists analyze and predict grain quality and nutritional content for rice breeding Machine learning algorithms are helping scientists analyze and predict grain quality and nutritional content for rice breeding August 27, 2025 The technology promises to accelerate the development of rice varieties that meet consumer preferences, enhance nutritional value, and...Read More
Inside the global effort to defend rice from major diseases Inside the global effort to defend rice from major diseases August 18, 2025 By Van Schepler-Luu & Myrtel Anne Valenzuela Rice diseases such as bacterial blight and blast are no...Read More
IRRI’s Connected Breeding sparks a new era in crop innovation IRRI’s Connected Breeding sparks a new era in crop innovation July 31, 2025 Connected Breeding, a new breeding strategy by IRRI, is set to revolutionize rice breeding by unlocking complex...Read More
IRRI scientists introduce Speed Breeding 3.0 to accelerate climate-resilient crop innovation with OneCGIAR IRRI scientists introduce Speed Breeding 3.0 to accelerate climate-resilient crop innovation with OneCGIAR June 24, 2025 By Pramod Gorakhanath Kabade, Uma Maheshwar Singh, Pallavi Sinha, Vikas Kumar Singh, et al. Building on the...Read More
IRRI Scientists Introduces New Breeding Approach to Harness Genomic Selection in Challenging Environments IRRI Scientists Introduces New Breeding Approach to Harness Genomic Selection in Challenging Environments May 15, 2025 by Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma. Teresa Sta. Cruz, and Myrtel Valenzuela IRRI scientists are changing how rice...Read More
A Quarter Century Since the SUB1A Gene: New Flood-Tolerant Rice and Feeding Millions A Quarter Century Since the SUB1A Gene: New Flood-Tolerant Rice and Feeding Millions May 15, 2025 By Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma Teresa Sta. Cruz, and Myrtel Valenzuela In a landmark study published...Read More
Safeguarding Plant Health for Sustainable Rice Safeguarding Plant Health for Sustainable Rice May 13, 2025 by Christian Dohrmann Plant health is vital for both environmental and human well-being, as plants supply oxygen...Read More
IRRI Trait Development Links Upstream Research with Next-Gen Varieties IRRI Trait Development Links Upstream Research with Next-Gen Varieties April 24, 2025 by John Damien Platten, Amelia Henry, Myrtel Valenzuela In a recent Marschner Review in the journal Plant...Read More
These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen March 17, 2025 by Anirban Nath, Sarvesh Shukla, Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are...Read More