IRRI AR 2011 - Supporting Information

Board of Trustees 2011
bill sta. clara
Board chair Emerlinda R. Roman
Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger
Eugene W. Price Professor Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0915 USA Tel: 1 402 472 1538 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Mutsuo Iwamoto
President Society for Techno-Innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sankaido Bldg. 7F Akasaka 1-9-13, Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan Tel: +81 3 3586 8644 Fax: +81 3 3586 8277 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Dr. Seong-Hee Lee
KOSEF Professor Andong National University 405-1105 Jukong Apartment Byulyang-dong, Kwanchun-si Kyeonngi-do 427-731 Republic of Korea Tel: +82 70 8682 3606 Mobile: +82 17 735 6811 E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. Friedrich Berschauer
Retired Chair of the Board of Management Bayer CropScience Am gruenen Weiher 28 51467 Bergisch Gladbach Germany Tel: +49 2202 1088 110 Fax: +49 2202 1088 111 E-mail: friedrich.berschauer@google mail.com
Prof. Joyce K. Kikafunda
Professor Department of Food Science and Technology Faculty of Agriculture Makerere University P. O. Box 7602 Kampala, Uganda Tel: 256-77-484-136 Fax: 256-41-531641 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Jillian Lenn
Consultant Agricultural Research for Development DFID Research into Use Program Co-Editor-in-Chief, Field Crops Research Visiting Professor in Agrobiodiversity University of Greenwich North Old Moss Croft, Fyvie, Turrif Aberdeenshire AB53 8NA, UK Tel: +44 0 1651 806153 E-mail: [email protected]
IRRI Annual Report 2011
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oard of rustees Board of Trustees 2011
2010
Dr. Rita Sharma
Secretary to the National Advisory Council 113 New Moti Bagh New Delhi 110023, India Tel: 91 112 688 3988 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Alfredo E. Pascual (ex officio)
Hon. Proceso J. Alcala (ex officio)

Secretary Department of Agriculture Elliptical Road, Diliman 1100 Quezon City, Philippines Tel: +63 2 920 4323; 920 4358 Fax: +63 2 929 8183; 928 5140 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
President University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Tel: +63 2 928 3014; 928 0110; 924 2725 Fax: +63 2 920 6882 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Achmad Suryana
Director General Indonesian Agency for Food Security Ministry of Agriculture Kantor Pusat Deptan Jl. Harsono Rm. No. 3, Gedung E-Lantai 4 Ragunan, Jakarta, Selatan 12550 Indonesia Tel: +62 21 780 1242; 780 6205 Fax: +62 21 788 30228 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Usha Barwale Zehr
Chief Technology Officer MAHYCO Seeds Ltd. Resham Bhavan, 4th Floor 78 Veer Nariman Road Mumbai 400 020, India Tel: +91 22 30273007 Fax: +91 2483 262002 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman
Professor College of Business Administration University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Tel: +63 2 929 7991 E-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Mohammed Syeduzzaman
Chairman, BOC Bangladesh Ltd Chairman, Bangladesh Rice Foundation Chairman, Credit Rating Agency for Bangladesh Vice Chairman, Infrastructure and Indus- trial Development Finance Company Apartment 401/402 Concord Windsor House No. 7, Road No. 59 Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh Tel/Fax: +880 2 8127568 E-mail: syeduzzaman@bocbangladesh. com
Prof. Huqu Zhai
President Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 12 Zhongguancun Nandajie Beijing 100081 People's Republic of China Tel: 0086-10-82109396 Fax: 0086-10-62174060 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Robert S. Zeigler (ex officio)
Director General International Rice Research Institute DAPO Box 7777 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: +63 2 818 1926; 810 5337; 892 0354; 580 5600 Fax: +63 2 891 1292; 580 5699 E-mail: [email protected]
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Degree and postdegree training

Group training courses conducted in 2011.
Course title International training courses SNP Data Analysis Rice Research and Production Rice: Research to Production Season-Long Rice Farming Training Rice Breeding Course Enhancing Global Rice Research Leadership (Graduate Studies for Leadership in Rice Research) Molecular Breeding Course Rice Production Techniques for Researchers Rice: Post-Production to Market Training Course Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques Rice Research and Production (Indonesia) Writing a Research Article for International Publication Guiding Novice Authors to Write Scientific Articles for International Publications Intercultural Thesis Supervision: Strategies for CGIARs Communication Skills Development Course Subtotal International training workshops Basic Scientific Writing Workshop Phenotyping for Abiotic Stresses Subtotal In-country training courses Design of Field Experiment and Data Analysis in Agricultural Science Basic Experimental Design and Data Analysis Using RCropStat Basic Experimental Design and Data Analysis Using RCropStat in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, University of Nagoya, Japan 14-18 Feb 14-18 Mar 6-10 Jun 22 22 17 24-28 Oct 27 Oct-11 Nov 25 23 48 8-11 Mar 21-22 Mar 16 May - 3 Jun 20 Jun - 14 Oct 9-24 Aug 15-26 Aug 19-30 Sep 10-28 Oct 17-28 Oct 3-9 Nov 15 Nov - 5 Dec 28 Nov - 2 Dec 5-7 Dec 8-9 Dec 5 Apr - 10 Jun 22 23 27 25 29 23 10 12 22 13 14 25 13 9 22 289 Duration Participants (no.) Course title Basic Experimental Designs and Data Analysis using RCropStat, PhilRice, Nueva Ecija, Philippines Research Data Management 101 Research Data Management 101 Farmer-to-Farmer Video Production Course Rice Technology Transfer Systems in Asia Radiation Safety Course for IRRI RAM Users Creating Concept Notes, 1st offering Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) for Monitoring Rice Areas Basic Rice Production Training Trainers' Training on Establishing Community-Based Seed Systems in Laos Research Data Management 101 Mass Metrology and Calibration Research Data Management 101 Proper Use of Laboratory Oven: Baking 101 Chemical Waste Management Research Data Management 101 Practical Course on Incident Management and Business Continuity National Program Relations (NPR) Basic ICT Training Focused on Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank and Nutrient Manager for Rice Basic ICT Training Focused on Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank and Nutrient Manager for Rice ICT Training on Nutrient Manager and Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank ICT Training on Nutrient Manager and Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank ICT Training on Nutrient Manager and Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank 2-3 Jun 12-13 Jul 18-19 Jul 21-22 Jul 26-27 Jul 29 30 16 26 18 Duration 28 Feb-4 Mar 17-19 May 16-18 Aug 1-14 Jul 16-27 Aug 14-16 Feb 11 Feb 4-8 Apr 12-14 Apr 23-27 May 15-17 May 15 Jul 16-18 Aug 22-Sep 11 Oct 15-17 Nov 1-2 Dec Participants (no.) 29 20 19 14 19 7 25 10 19 12 20 70 19 63 153 20 33
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Course title ICT Training on Nutrient Manager and Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank ICT Training on Nutrient Manager and Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank Seed Health Training Seed Health Training Training of Trainers on Upland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training of Trainers on Lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training of Trainers on Lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training of Trainers on Upland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training of Trainers on Lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training of Trainers on Lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training of Trainers on lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Pest Management Seminar Crop and Environmental Sciences Division Training on Rice Arthropod Biodiversity and Taxonomy Training on Household Survey for Impact Assessment Studies Training on Household Survey for Impact Assessment Studies Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments Farmers' Training on Rice Community Seed Bank Farmers' Training on Rice Community Seed Bank Farmers' Training on Rice Community Seed Bank Local Resource Persons' Training on Community Seed Bank Local Resource Persons' Training on Seed Quality Control, Routine Tests, Seed Certification, and Marketing
Duration 4-5 Aug 2-3 Aug 2 Sep 21-22 Sep 3-7 Oct 3-7 Oct 17-21 Oct 24-28 Oct 24-28 Oct 8-11 Nov 21-25 Nov 16 Dec
Participants (no.) 27 43 27 29 47 18 27 47 24 21 19 97
Course title Local Resource Persons' Training on Rice-Based Off-Season Vegetable Farming Water-Saving Technologies in the Banaoag Pump Irrigation Project Water Management in Rice Production for Training of Trainers on Sustainable Rice Production Alternate Wetting and Drying Water-Saving Technology Water-saving Technologies Training on Integrated Crop Management Training Course on Rice Production in Low-Altitude Areas of Bhutan Training on Weed Management and Safe Application of Herbicides Training on Hermetic Storage for Nongovernment Organizations Training on Hermetic Storage for Nongovernment Organizations Training on Hermetic Storage for Nongoverment Organizations Training on Rice Seed Storage Management Training of Trainers on Upland/Lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Training on Reversible Airflow Flatbed Dryers and Hermetic Storage Participatory Video Production Training for Learning Alliance Partners Training of Trainers on Upland/Lowland Rice Quality Seed Production and Community Seed Banking Laser Leveling Demonstration and Seminar on Postharvest Technologies Improving Rice Productivity in Bohol through Private-Public Partnership Presentation and Hands-on Training on NMRice Web and NMRice Mobile Presentation and Hands-on Training on NMRice Web and NMRice Mobile
Duration 25-29 Dec 18 Apr 17 May 3 Jun 22 Jun Jan - May 8-12 Mar 30-31May 6 Jul 7 Jul 13-15 Jul 24-25 Aug 3-7 Oct 11-12 Oct 14 Oct 17-21 Oct 12 Nov 20-21 Mar 22-Mar 15-Apr
Participants (no.) 18 45 23 23 30 113 18 23 9 9 24 37 40 40 40 29 72 7 61 35
12-16 Sep 7-11 Mar 14-19 Mar
30 20 20
16-17 Oct 18-19 Oct 20-21 Oct 9-13 Nov 20-24 Dec
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Course title Orientation on NMRice Orientation on NMRice Orientation on NMRice Presentation on NMRice Presentation and Training on NMRice Web and NMRice Mobile Basic ICT Training Orientation on NMRice Rice Extension Assistance for Catholic Relief Services Orientation on NMrice Basic ICT Training Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Pretesting of Android Application of NMRice Pretesting of Android Application of NMRice Training on Web, IVR, and Android Applications of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Pretesting of Android Applications of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Nutrient Management Technology Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Presentation on the Use of NMRice Duration 27 Apr 05 May 10 May 18 May 19 May 2-3 Jun 3 Jun 21-24 Jun 22 Jun 18-19 Jul 23 Jul 26-27 Jul 4-5 Aug 11 Aug 24-26 Aug 7 Sep 8 Sep 13-14 Sep 26-29 Sep 3-7 Oct 12 Oct 13-14 Oct 19 Oct 24-28 Oct 28 Oct 3 Nov 10-11 Nov 18 Nov 21-23 Nov 24-25 Nov Participants (no.) 35 35 120 35 200 48 12 35 120 30 22 30 60 3 22 12 25 40 12 70 35 40 37 39 60 33 36 107 49 60 Course title Municipal-wide Technical Briefing and Techno Clinic Presentation on the Use of NMRice Subtotal In-country training workshops Hybrid Rice Breeding and Seed Production Workshop on Community Radio Introduction to Bioinformatics Training Workshop Training-Workshop on Social Science Concepts and Tools for Technology Assessment, Research Evaluation, and Impact Assessment Mendeley Training Workshop Mendeley Training Workshop Mendeley Training Workshop Stakeholders Workshop for the Cyber Village Project, Phase 2: Luzon Stakeholders Workshop for the Cyber Village Project, Phase 2: Mindanao Stakeholders Workshop for the Cyber Village Project, Phase 2: Visayas Crop and Environmental Sciences Division Training Workshop on Rice Arthropod Biodiversity and Ecological and Sociological Research Methods Student Symposium: Insect and Virus Resistance in Rice Workshop on Integrated Field Crop and Water Management and Development of Good Agricultural Practices for Southern Laos Workshop on Integrated Field Crop and Water Management and Development of Good Agricultural Practices for Southern Laos Aerobic Rice Technology Establishing a Roadmap of the Aerobic Rice Program for Region II Aerobic Rice Technology Training-Workshop on Water Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka 11-22 Jul 8-9 Nov 10-11 Jan 23 13 17 3-17 Jul 28 Feb-2 Mar 24-25 May 25 Jul- 5 Aug 14 35 15 23 Duration 2 Dec Participants (no.) 215 356 4,067
19 Jul 29 Jul 11Aug 2-4 Feb 9-11 Feb 30-31 Mar 59 42 36
13-14 Jan
20
4 Mar 28-29 Mar 18-19 Jun 23-24 Jun
50
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Course title Workshop on Alternate Wetting and Drying for Resource Conservation and Reduction of Environmental Pollution GRISP Workshop: Boosting Agricultural Mechanization in Rice-Based Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Workshop and Seminar on Paddy Storage for the Mekong Delta: Summary and Some Recommendations Principles of Drying and Storage Communication Strategies Workshop on Postharvest Technologies Planning Meeting and Workshop on the Use of NMRice on the Web and NMRice Mobile Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Use Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Use Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Use Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Use
Duration 13-14 Dec 6-8 Jun 30 Jun 30 Jun-1 Jul 19-20 Jul 07 Jan 11 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 20 Jan
Participants (no.) 65 50 51 37 20 7 25 65 35 50
Course title Orientation on NMRice Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Use Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Use Orientation on NMRice Farmers' Meeting on NMRice Planning Meeting and Workshop on the Use of NMRice on the Web and NMRice Mobile Orientation on NMRice Field Visits and NMRice Updates Presentation on NMRice Planning Meeting and Workshop on the Use of NMRice on the Web and NMRice Mobile Meeting on NMRice Dissemination in the Philippines Subtotal Grand total
Duration 02 Feb 03 Feb 04 Feb 9-11Feb 15 Feb 17 Feb 28 Feb 09 Mar 9-10 Mar 01 Apr 4-5 Apr
Participants (no.) 60 35 45 45 35 15 150 30 33 20 5 1,290 5,694
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Alumni scholars, by country and region.

Region Africa Subtotal Asia Subtotal Central America and the Caribbean Subtotal Europe Subtotal North America Subtotal South America Subtotal Grand total Country Senegal Uganda Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Laos PDR Nepal Pakistan Philippines South Korea Vietnam Dominican Republic Belgium France Germany Spain United Kingdom United States of America Bolivia 1 1 2 1 3 8 1 1 1 1 55 57 3 2 1 15 19 2 45 3 1 1 3 2 5 11 11 51 1 1 Female 2 1 2 12 3 Male 1 1 2 3 Total 1 1 2 5 1 14 3 3 1 1 3 2 20 30 13 96 1 1 1 1 4 2 3 11 1 1 1 1 112 PhD MS Type III OJT/interns/fellows Interns Japan-CGIAR fellow On-the-job trainees Grand total 1 1 3 2 3 Type 1 PhD, MS, and BS thesis research at IRRI MS PhD BS Type II PhD and MS coursework and thesis research at IRRI 9 7 6 5 15 1 14 22 7
Alumni scholars, by type.

Designation Female Male Total
25 1 6 55
16 16 57
41 1 22 112
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Scholars on board in 2011, by country and region.

Region Africa Subtotal Asia Subtotal Central America and the Caribbean Subtotal Europe Subtotal Middle East Subtotal North America Subtotal Grand total United States of America 59 France Germany Netherlands Spain United Kingdom Iran 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 3 6 1 1 1 1 64 Country Burundi Kenya Mozambique Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Bangladesh China India Indonesia Japan Korea Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Vietnam St. Vincent and Grenadines 50 1 1 1 2 23 3 4 50 2 7 2 6 4 13 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 Female 1 1 Male 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 8 4 Total 1 1 1 2 2 1 8 12 11 7 1 1 1 3 2 7 8 4 36 3 4 100 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 10 3 3 1 1 123 MS PhD Type III OJT/interns/fellows On-the-job trainees Interns Visitor/collaborator Grand total 59 4 15 3 13 7 28
Scholars on board in 2011, by type.

Designation Type 1 PhD, MS, and BS thesis research at IRRI MS PhD BS Type II PhD and MS coursework and thesis research at IRRI Female Male Total
12 18 3
10 24 3
22 42 6
4 3
5 5 1 64
9 8 1 123
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Honors, Awards, and Appointments for IRS, NRS, and BOT in 2011
Juan Alzona, Romulo Aquino, Teodoro Atienza, Lilia Villanueva, and Dennis Villegas, Quality Evaluation Team, GQNC Received the IRRI Award for Outstanding Research Support Roland Buresh, principal scientist, CESD Received the 2011 Norman Borlaug Award from the International Fertilizer Industry Association for his work in transforming the scientific concept of site-specific nutrient management to innovative knowledge transfer tools based on decision-support software, the Internet, mobile phones and field practices readily usable by rice growers, May. ecology with psychology, communication, and the social sciences to develop simple heuristics and for using entertainment education and media to motivate thousands of rice farmers to make better decisions in pest management, November. John Carlos Ignacio, PBGB; Pamella Marie Sendon, PBGB; Darlene Sanchez, PBGB; Abdelbagi Ismail, CESD; David Mackill, PBGB; and Endang Septiningsih, PBGB Won second prize in the Best Poster competition (Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) identification and fine mapping of a major QTL for submergence tolerance during germination in rice derived from a tolerant variety, Ma-zhan (red)), Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.
Sonia Asilo, Andy Nelson, Jorrel Khalil Aunario, Alice Laborte, Yann Chemin, and Robert Hijmans, PBGB Won the Best Poster Award for Automated mapping of rice paddies using multitemporal modis images and R, Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.
Tara Chand Dhoundiyal, manager, STRASA Project, IRRI-India Received the IRRI Award for Outstanding Administrative Support, April.
P. Stephen Baenziger, BOT member Given the University of Nebraskas Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award, March.
Evangelina Ella, Maribel Dionisio-Sese, and Abdelbagi Ismail, CESD Won third prize in the Best Poster competition (Seed priming improves crop establishment of rice in flooded soils), Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May. IRRI
Emmy Ballesfin, records management specialist, PMMS Appointed member of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) of the Philippine government, August.
Jaymee R. Encabo, former IRRI scholar Awarded third prize in the Talent Search for Young Scientists of the Philippines of the National Academy of Science and Technology, July.
Won US$550,000 in the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards 2010 for mobilizing rice knowledge to alleviate hunger. The Institute won in the Development Cooperation category for its contribution to reducing poverty and hunger in the world by means of rice research and farmer training, February. Given the Top OJT Organization Award by the Colegio de San Juan Letran, Calamba City, Philippines, in recognition of the high level of support given by IRRI to students in on-the-job training placements, March. Won the award for Best Initiative by a Governmental or Statutory Body during the UK Climate Week for its Department for International Development-funded project Scuba Rice, March. 1 of 3
Nguyen Cao Quan Binh, research scholar, PBGB Received the Best MS Thesis Award from the Philippine chapter of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture of the USA (Molecular and biochemical characterization of germin-like protein in rice), May.
Kong Luen Heong, senior scientist- insect ecology, CESD Inducted into TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, for his contributions to agricultural science and sustainable development, particularly for his transdisciplinary work to integrate insect
H onors , Awards ,ppointments and Appointments for NRS, Honors , Awards , and A for IRS, NRS, andIRS, BOT in 2011 and BOT in 2010
Recipient of the firstMobile Bayani Award for the development of the Nutrient Manager for rice application, which enables farmers and extension agents to obtain site-specific fertilizer advice using a simple mobile phone, August. and cooperation between RDA and IRRI, December. Joyce Kikafunda. BOT member Presented with a Council Award as an outstanding scientist by the African Crop Science Society, October. Honored by farmers of West Champaran District, north Bihar, India, for his important role in the development of submergencetolerant rice variety Swarna-Sub1, April.
Noel Magor, head, TC Recognized during the 7th International Integrated Rice Duck Farming Conference in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for playing a very important role as then project manager of the PETRRA (Poverty Elimination through Rice Research Assistance) Project, March.
IRRI Communication and Publications staff Won two gold awards (first place) in the Publishing Category of the 2011 Critique and Awards (C&A) Program of the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). IRRIs 2009 Annual Report won in the Electronic Publishing Class and The IRRI Pioneer Interview series, conducted by Gene Hettel, won in the Editing Class. Members of the 2009 Annual Report production team were Gene Hettel, managing editor; Lanie Reyes, editor; Alaric Francis Santiaguel, associate editor; Bill Hardy and Tess Rola, copy editors; Emmanuel Panisales, design and layout; Juan Lazaro IV, cover design; Chris Quintana and Isagani Serrano, photography; Joe Ibabao and Jessieca Narciso, videographers; Darell Sison, webmaster; Antonette Abigail Caballero and Cynthia Quintos, production assistants; and Lourdes Columbres, distribution. Contributing writers were Lanie Reyes, Alaric Santiaguel, Gene Hettel, Mutya Frio, Trina Leah Mendoza, Katherine Nelson, and Albert Borrero.
Gurdev S. Khush, former principal scientist and former head, PBGB Received a Doctor of Science (honoris causa) degree from the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, January.
Jagdish K. Ladha, principal scientist, CESD Received the 2011 International Service in Agronomy Award from the American Society of Agronomy for his work in research, training, and extension especially in South Asia, October.
Youngjun Mo, visiting research fellow, and Yoo Jin Lee, scholar, PBGB Won, for their respective paper, the Excellent Presentation Award given by the Korean Society of Breeding during the Science Symposium Plant Breeding Strategy to Prepare for Climate Change, July.
Jong-Hee Lee, visiting research fellow, PBGB Received the Best Paper Award in 2010 from RDA, February.
Sam Mohanty, head, SSD Received the prestigious Glory of India Award from the Delhi-based India International Friendship Society, July.
David Mackill, former principal scientist and plant breeder Given a plaque of appreciation for his contributions to rice research and development in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, and Nepal) and Africa. Also cited was his strong commitment to rice improvement for unfavorable rice ecosystems and his pioneering efforts as initiator and leader of the Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA) project, January.
Rowena Oane, assistant scientist, PBGB Received the IRRI Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, April.
Kshirod K. Jena, senior scientist-plant breeding and IRRI representative to the Republic of Korea Received an award from the Rural Development Administration (RDA) for his outstanding contribution and service to the development of agricultural research
Sushil Pandey, senior scientist, SSD Recognized by the Nepal Agricultural Research Council for his contributions to rice research, April.
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Honors, Awards, and Appointments for IRS, NRS, and BOT in 2011 William Padolina, deputy director general for operations and support services Named by the municipal government of Los Baos as one of the Outstanding Los Baos Citizens for exemplary achievement in his chosen field of endeavor, January. Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou, Manish Raorane, Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko, Nguyen Cao Quan Binh, Mia Desiree Azanes, Akshaya Kumar Biswal, Joan Narciso, Rowena Oane, Achim Treumann, Martin Edwards, Liza Conrad, Angharad MR Gatehouse, Venkatesan Sundaresan, Inez Slamet-Loedin, and Ajay Kohli, PBGB Won the Best Paper Award (upstream research) for the paper entitled A developmentally upregulated rice germinlike protein: a bifunctional essential gene, Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.
Julius Raada, Glenn Dimayuga, Angelito Lape, Marilou Barrios, Marimi San Pedro, Jan Michael Orlina, Ric Catangay, Rommel Hibek, Joey Panopio, Jacque Dionora, John Sheehy, and Paul Quick, CESD Won first place in the scientific poster competition (The challenges of engineering growth chambers to investigate 50 million years of CO2 change in rice [Oryza sativa]), 61st Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers National Convention, April.
Robert Zeigler, director general Awarded a degree of doctor of science (honoris causa) by the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India, May. Received the International Plant Protection Award of Distinction from the International Association for Plant Protection Sciences for his outstanding contributions to international plant protection, August. Awarded a plaque of recognition by the Los Baos municipal government for his untiring support of the local government units solid waste management program, September.
Edilberto Redoa, INGER global coordinator Received the CSSP Achievement Award-2011 William D. Dar Award in Research Management for generating new resources for INGERs revitalization and heat tolerance breeding at IRRI through innovative activities funded by donors and his past achievements as PhilRice deputy director for research, Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, May.
Frank W. Sheppard, Jr., former research systems analyst and project leader (Bangladesh) Received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Texas A&M University, November.
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Weather Summary
Weather summary
days in 2011. Only 2 days of 2010 poured rain water that was sufficient for the rice crops daily requirement (>10 mm d-1), whereas 2011 had an 8-day supply of free water. Nevertheless, both years necessitated irrigation during crop growth duration. Annual rainfall for 2011 was 2,437 mm for the IRRI dryland (upland) site and 2,329 mm for the wetland (lowland) site (see table). These values are 357 mm higher than the long-term average rainfall for the dryland site and 323 mm higher for the wetland site. Los Baos experienced above normal rainfall in March, turning the dry season into a wet season. The wettest day at IRRI occurred on 8 Jun with more than 130 mm rainfall per day. The longest recorded continuous wet spell was 12 d (23 Jul3 Aug) at the dryland and wetland sites. The longest continuous dry spell was 20 d at the dryland site (524 Feb) and 15 d in the wetland site (1226 Feb). For both dryland and wetland sites, mean monthly solar radiation pattern reached the peak in April (19 MJ m-2 d-1) (see table). It then gradually declined in December (12 MJ m-2 d-1). The highest recorded daily accumulated solar radiation for 2011 occurred on 11 Apr (24.7 MJ m-2 d-1) at both the dryland and wetland sites. The highest mean monthly duration of bright sunshine was 8.6 h d-1 in April, declining to a low 3.5 h d-1 in August (see table). The longest record of sunshine at Los Baos was on 15 May with 12.2 h. Maximum temperature reached its highest monthly mean value in May (33 oC at the dryland site) and in June (31 oC at the wetland site) (see table). Then, it gradually
weak El Nio episode in the early months of year 2010 reduced the number of rainy days to 28. This value is 16 days less than the number of rainy
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Weather summary
Rainfall, (mm d-1) 30 2010 20 2011
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61
71
81
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Days after transplanting A comparison of rice-growing season in 2010 and 2011, Los Baos dry season.
dropped to its lowest mean value in January (28 oC at both sites). At the dryland site, the recorded averages of maximum temperature were lower than the long-term averages during the dry season. The hottest day of 2011 in Los Baos was 1 Jul: 34.7 oC at the wetland site. The distribution of minimum temperatures was more stable than that of maximum temperatures. Minimum air temperatures were generally similar to the long-term monthly averages throughout the year. The coldest day of 2011 in Los Baos was 20 Feb: 19 C at the dryland site.
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Daily mean windspeed, measured at 2-m height, was

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The relative position of Mount Makiling with reference to the station caused the observed differences in cloudiness. Among the 19 tropical cyclones that passed the Philippines area of responsibility, only eight cyclones made landfall, crossed, and affected the country. Typhoon Kabayan (international name Muifa) and tropical depression Lando jointly brought 12 d of wet spell in Los Baos from 23 Jul to 3 Aug. Tropical storm Sendong (international name Washi) caused the most damage in Mindanao as it increased movement from 15 to 30 m h-1 in a day. The graphs compare current (2011) and long-term (1979-2010) monthly climate trends at the IRRI, Los Baos site: irradiance (MJ m-2 d-1) (Fig. 1); rainfall amount (mm d-1) (Fig. 2); air temperature (oC) (Fig. 3); and evaporation (mm d-1) (Fig. 4). Standard errors (SE) are presented in each graph.
1.8 m s for the dryland site and 1.5 m s for the wetland site (see table). Windspeed was generally low (<2.0 m s-1), except during tropical disturbances. The maximum 24-h average windspeed in 2011 was 2.2 m s-1 at the dryland site and 1.8 m s at the wetland site in January.
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Because of slightly higher air temperature, lower
amount of rainfall, and higher vapor pressure deficit at midday, free water evaporation at the upland site was slightly higher than that at the wetland site. Open-pan evaporation totals were 1,615 mm at the dryland site (1010 mm higher than the long-term evaporation total) and 1,510 mm at the wetland site (962 mm higher than the long-term total). The wetland agrometeorological site is <1000 m away from the dryland site. Except for isolated rains, the recorded weather conditions were generally very similar.
Mean early morning relative humidity ranged from
81% to 89% (see table). Relative humidity dropped to as low as 40% during a day. Midday vapor pressure deficit was consistent with the long-term trend at the wetland site and stayed minimal at the dryland and wetland sites throughout the year.
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Weather summary
Solar radiation (MJ m2 d-1) 25 23 21 19 17

2011 1979-2010 *SE
Rainfall (m s-1) 16 14 12 10 8
2011 1979-2010 *SE
15 13 11 9 7 J F M A M J J A S O N D 6 4 2 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D
Fig. 1. Mean monthly solar radiation (2011) and longterm averages (1979-2010) with standard error of the means.
Air temperature (C) 40
2011 1979-2010 *SE
Fig. 2. Monthly total rainfall (2011) and long-term totals (1979-2010).
Evaporation (m s-1) 10 9 8 7
2011 1979-2010 *SE
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30
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25
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20
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Fig. 3. Monthly maximum and minimum air temperature in 2011 and long-term averages (19792010). Standard errors are included.

Fig. 4. Monthly total evaporation in the wetland site in 2011.
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Weather summary
Monthly weather data for the IRRI dryland (14 08' N, 121 15' E) and wetland sites (14 11' N, 121 15' E) in 2011 and long-term averages for dryland and wetland sites from 1979 to 2010. Site Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual total or average Sum (mm yr-1) 208.6 146.9 150.8 135.8 32.9 24.8 34.1 24.4 31.2 24.1 33.0 24.6 86.0 80.0 85.2 79.0 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.4 18.1 19.6 16.6 19.7 7.0 7.6 477.8 238.4 423.6 228.0 31.8 24.4 32.9 24.2 31.4 24.6 32.3 24.6 87.6 83.0 87.1 82.0 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.3 15.2 17.6 14.6 17.6 5.4 6.1 327.1 331.9 299.6 313.3 31.1 24.0 31.9 23.8 30.9 24.2 31.4 24.3 88.9 86.0 87.6 85.0 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.3 15.1 16.4 14.4 16.4 5.1 5.2 257.7 245.3 297.8 230.7 30.9 24.6 31.7 23.8 30.7 24.7 31.2 24.3 88.3 86.0 87.7 85.0 1.8 1.6 1.2 1.3 13.1 15.8 13.4 15.7 3.5 4.8 258.8 248.7 222.5 240.4 31.6 24.1 31.7 23.7 31.3 24.2 31.2 24.1 88.6 87.0 87.3 86.0 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1 14.6 15.9 14.1 15.8 4.8 4.8 268.8 291.5 281.4 299.6 31.0 24.1 31.2 23.7 30.7 24.0 30.7 24.0 88.5 86.0 87.0 86.0 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.2 13.5 15.0 13.6 14.9 4.9 5.1 259.9 237.3 278.6 230.7 30.7 24.0 30.4 23.6 30.2 24.0 29.9 23.6 89.4 86.0 88.0 85.0 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 13.3 13.8 12.7 13.5 5.3 5.3 244.1 171.8 245.1 163.3 29.2 23.8 29.1 22.7 29.0 23.9 28.4 22.7 89.6 85.0 88.4 85.0 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 11.9 12.6 11.1 12.2 4.0 4.5 2437 2080 2329 2006 Av (C) 30.6 23.7 31.6 23.4 30.2 23.7 30.7 23.6 Av (%) 88 84 87 84 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 Daily av (MJ m-2) 14.8 16.6 14.3 16.5 Daily av (h) 5.3 6.1
Rainfall (mm mo-1) IRRI, dryland site (1408'N, 12115'E) Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, wetland site (1411'N, 12115'E) Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, dryland site Long-term average IRRI, wetland site Long-term average Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min IRRI, dryland site Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, wetland site Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, dryland site Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, wetland site Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, dryland site Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, wetland site Long-term average (1979-2010) IRRI, wetland site Long-term average (1979-2010) 51.7 45.4 48.3 47.4 28.3 22.6 29.4 22.1 28.0 22.6 28.4 22.1 87.5 85.0 87.2 84.0 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.8 12.9 14.2 12.6 13.9 4.7 5.4 3.6 27.5 5.6 27.4 29.3 22.3 30.5 22.0 28.7 22.1 29.2 22.0 87.2 84.0 86.7 84.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 16.4 17.3 15.9 17.2 6.3 7.2 68.3 42.9 68.0 40.6 29.1 23.3 32.1 22.6 28.7 23.1 30.4 22.6 86.4 81.0 86.4 81.0 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 13.8 19.8 13.4 19.9 4.3 8.1 10.3 52.7 7.6 48.8 31.6 22.9 33.9 23.9 31.2 22.6 32.3 23.9 82.0 79.0 81.6 80.0 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.5 19.5 21.3 19.1 21.6 8.6 9.0
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Memoranda of Agreement with Partner Institutions

Australia
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Deed of Agreement between ACIAR and IRRI for the project Introduction of short-duration pulses into rice-based cropping systems in western Bangladesh (DPPC2009-125). 1 Jan 2011 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Grant Agreement between ACIAR and IRRI for the project Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES) (DRPC2010-02). 1 Mar 2011 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Agreement between ACIAR and IRRI for the project Training Workshop on Social Science Concepts and Tools for Technology Assessment and Research Evaluation and Impact Assessment (DRPC2011-86). 9 Jun 2011 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Variation to the Deed of Agreement between ACIAR and IRRI for the project Developing improved farming and marketing systems for rural livelihoods in rainfed southern Laos (DPPC2009-127). 3 Nov 2011 Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Contract between ACIAR and IRRI for the Rice-based systems in Ayeyarwaddy Delta project in Burma (DRPC2011-06). 2 Dec 2011 Centre for Biological Information Technology (CBIT). Service contract between CBIT and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Strategic research for sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia (DRPC2010-74). 14 Feb 2011 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Letter of Agreement between CSIRO and IRRI for the project Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES) (DRPC2010-02). 25 Jul 2011 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Agreement between CSIRO and IRRI for the project Field phenomics platform at IRRI under GRiSP (DRPC2011-154). 1 Dec 2011 Charles Sturt University (CSU). Letter of Agreement between CSU and IRRI for the ADBfunded project Strategic research for sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia (DRPC201074). 1 May 2011
Charles Sturt University (CSU). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between CSU and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Strategic research for sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia (DRPC2010-74). 31 Aug 2011 Charles Sturt University (CSU). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between CSU and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC200834). 26 Sep 2011 New South Wales Industry and Investment (I&I NSW). Letter of Agreement between I&I NSW and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Improved rice germplasm for Cambodia and Australia (DPPC2009-123). 1 Jan 2011 Researcher Development International (RDI). Service Agreement between RDI and IRRI for the Two-week writing workshop involving persons from IRRI and other CGIAR centers (DRPC2011164). 26 Nov 2011
Bangladesh
Agriculture Information Services (AIS). Memorandum of Understanding between AIS and IRRI to enable the reach of relevant agriculture information to the farming community under the umbrella project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (now referred to as main CSISA). 16 Aug 2011 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). Letter of Agreement between BARI and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Introduction of shortduration pulses into rice-based cropping systems 1 of 23
Memoranda of agreement in western Bangladesh (DPPC2009-125). 1 Jan 2011 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). Letter of Agreement between BARI and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC2010-66). 1 Apr 2011 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). Letter of Agreement between BARI and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating resource conservation technology (RCT) adoption to improve food security and rural livelihoods while reducing adverse environmental impacts in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (DPPC2009-120). 1 Apr 2011 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI). Letter of Agreement between BARI and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Introduction of shortduration pulses into rice-based cropping systems in western Bangladesh (DPPC2009-125). 8 Nov 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Reducing risks from arsenic contamination for poor people (DPPC2008-07). 1 Jan 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high beta-carotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Jan 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G2: Productive, profitable, and resilient agriculture and aquaculture systems (DRPC2010-119). 30 Apr 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for field testing under the SDC-funded project The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), Phase IV -Platform for poverty alleviation (DPPC200845). 1 May 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for extension of SSNM under the SDC-funded project The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), Phase IV - Platform for poverty alleviation (DPPC2008-45). 5 May 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 13 Jun 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 13 Jun 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC2010-66). 27 Jun 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Tracking varietal change for future assessment of the impact of crop genetic improvement research in South Asia (DPPC2009104). 21 Jul 2011 Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). Letter of Agreement between BRRI and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC2010-66). 31 Aug 2011 Bangamandu Sheikh Mujibur Rajaman Agricultural University (BSMRAU). Letter of Agreement between BSMRAU and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Reducing risks from arsenic contamination for poor people (DPPC2008-07). 1 Jan 2011 Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). Letter of Agreement between BINA and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73).1 Jun 2011 Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). Letter of Agreement between BINA and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC2010-66). 1 Jun 2011 BRAC. Letter of Agreement between BRAC and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G2: Productive, profitable, and resilient agriculture
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Memoranda of agreement and aquaculture systems (DRPC2010-119). 30 Apr 2011 BRAC. Letter of Agreement between BRAC and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 23 Jun 2011 BRAC. Letter of Agreement between BRAC and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC200849). 7 Sep 2011 CARE-Bangladesh. Letter of Agreement between CARE-Bangladesh and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC201066). 23 May 2011 CONP. Letter of Agreement between CONP and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 17 Jun 2011 Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)Bangladesh. Letter of Agreement between DAE-Bangladesh and IRRI on the importation of 100,000 units of the leaf color chart. 23 Mar 2011 Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)Bangladesh. Letter of Agreement between DAEBangladesh and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Support to agricultural research for climate change adaptation (SARCCAB) in Bangladesh (DPPC2008-120). 1 Jun 2011 Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)Bangladesh. Letter of Agreement between DAE-Bangladesh and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC201066). 1 Aug 2011 Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)Bangladesh. Letter of Agreement between DAE-Bangladesh and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 16 Oct 2011 Institute of Water Modeling (IWM). Letter of Agreement between IWM and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G1: Resource profiles, extrapolation domains, and land-use patterns (DRPC2010-128). 4 Sep 2011 Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). Letter of Agreement between LGED and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G1: Resource profiles, extrapolation domains, and land-use patterns (DRCP2010-128). 11 Oct 2011 Neo Star Innovation (NSI). Service Agreement between NSI and IRRI for the EC-funded project Sustainable soil management for food security of poor, small and marginal farmers of the active flood plain and charlands of Bangladesh (SUSFER) (DPPC2009-100). 1 Apr 2011 PAC-Bangladesh. Letter of Agreement between PAC-Bangladesh and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 26 May 2011 Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS). Letter of Agreement between RDRS and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 4 Jul 2011 Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS). Letter of Agreement between RDRS and IRRI for the IFADfunded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 4 Jul 2011 SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC). Memorandum of Understanding between SAC and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 13 Oct 2011 SHUSHILAN. Letter of Letter of Agreement between SHUSHILAN and IRRI for the BMGFfunded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 26 May 2011 Socioconsult Ltd. for Sustainable Development (SocioConsult). Letter of Agreement between SocioConsult and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC201066). 15 Jan 2011 Socioconsult Ltd. for Sustainable Development (SocioConsult). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between Socioconsult and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 16 Mar 2011
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Memoranda of agreement SOLIDARITY. Letter of Agreement between SOLIDARITY and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 26 May 2011 Tengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMMS). Letter of Agreement between TMMS and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Expansion of Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) in Bangladesh (DRPC2010-66). 1 Dec 2011 Africe Rice Center (AfricaRice). Letter of Agreement between AfricaRice and IRRI for the On-the-job training of Ms. Cecile Julia on RIDEV model development at IRRI (DRPC2011-122). 1 Sep 2011 Africe Rice Center (AfricaRice). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between AfricaRice and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC2008-34). 26 Sep 2011 Don Bosco Agro-Vocational School. Letter of Agreement between Don Bosco Agro-Vocational School and IRRI for the SDC-funded project The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), Phase IV - Platform for poverty alleviation (DPPC200845). 1 Oct 2011 General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between GDA and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Improved rice germplasm for Cambodia and Australia (DPPC2009-123). 1 Aug 2011 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of the Kingdom of Cambodia (MAFF). Letter of Agreement extending the Memorandum of Understanding between MAFF and IRRI for scientific and technical collaboration in research and training on rice and rice-based farming systems. 15 Jul 2011-16 Jun 2014 Royal University of Agriculture (RUA). Letter of Agreement between RUA and IRRI for the SDC-funded project The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), Phase IV - Platform for poverty alleviation (DPPC2008-45). 1 Jun 2011
Belgium
Agro-Insight. Service Agreement between AgroInsight and IRRI relative to the Two-week Farmerto-Farmer Video Training Workshop (DRPC201169). 17 Jun 2011 Devgen N.V. Letter of Agreement between Devgen N.V. and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 7 Jul 2011
Burundi
Societe Regionale de Dveloppement de LImbo (SRDI). Letter of Agreement between SRDI and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G1: Resource profiles, extrapolation domains, and land-use patterns (DRPC2010-128). 22 Nov 2011
Cambodia
Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). Letter of Agreement extending the Memorandum of Agreement between CARDI and IRRI for scientific and technical collaboration in rice and rice-based farming research and training. 12 May 2011 Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between CARDI and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Improved rice germplasm for Cambodia and Australia (DPPC2009-123). 2 Aug 2011
Benin
AfriceRice Center (AfricaRice). Letter of Agreement between AfricaRice and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRCP2010-73). 22 Apr 2011 Africe Rice Center (AfricaRice). Letter of Agreement between AfricaRice and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Measuring and assessing the impacts of crop genetic improvement in Africa: the case of pearl millet, rice, and sorghum (DRPC2011-53). 26 Apr 2011
Canada
University of Toronto. Letter of Agreement between University of Toronto and IRRI for the CIDA-funded project The photosynthetic significance of lobing in rice leaf cells: a research program to guide breeding and genetic engineering for improved rice yields (DRPC201105). 28 Mar 2011
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Memoranda of agreement
China
Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen (BGIShenzhen). Memorandum of Understanding between BGI-Shenzhen and IRRI for the project Decoding rice genomes: gene discovery and trait improvement for rice. 19 May 2011-18 May 2016 Beijing Genomics Institute at Shenzhen (BGIShenzhen). Letter of Agreement between BGI-Shenzhen and IRRI for the project 10K rice genome (under GRiSP) (DRPC2011-94). 1 Jun 2011 China Agricultural University (CAU). Letter of Agreement between CAU and IRRI relative to the International Workshop on Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) under GRiSP (DRPC2011-95). 7 Jul 2011 China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI). Research Agreement between CNRRI and IRRI for the NSFC-funded project Diversity of global aromatic rice germplasm, fragrant gene domestication and application to rice breeding (DRPC2011-46). 16 Mar 2011 Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS). Memorandum of Agreement between GDAAS and IRRI for collaboration in agricultural research and training. 28 Apr 2011 Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP-CAAS). Letter of Agreement between IPP-CAAS and IRRI for the EC-funded project EuropeAid Greater Mekong Subregion Rice IPM Project (DRPC2011-84). 28 Jan 2011
Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS). Research Agreement between ISSCAS and IRRI for the NSFC-funded project Exploiting the effects of CO2 and temperature increase to enhance rice production in China (DRPC2011-54). 16 Mar 2011 Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS). Letter of Agrement between JAAS and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 1 Jun 2011 Tianjin Rice Technology and Engineering Center. Letter of Agreement between Tianjin Rice Technology and Engineering Center and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 20 Dec 2011 Wuhan University. Research Agreement between Wuhan University and IRRI for the NSFCfunded project Enviroment effects of watersaving irrigation and water-fertilizer integrated regulation for rice production under climate change (DRPC2011-51). 16 Mar 2011 Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS). Letter of Agreement between ZAAS and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 1 Mar 2011 Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ZAAS). Letter of Agreement between ZAAS and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 15 Aug 2011
Colombia
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Agreement between CIAT and IRRI for the CGIAR Research Program: Climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) (DRPC2011-117). 1 Jan 2011 Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Letter of Agreement between CIAT and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DRPC200849). 26 Jan 2011
France
Centre International de Recherche Agronomique pour le Dveloppement (CIRAD). Protocol of Agreement between CIRAD and IRRI relative to the joint strategic research endeavor of IRRI and CIRAD that aims to implement part of the agreed agenda of CGIAR Research Program No. 3.3 GRiSP. 13 Jul 2011-12 Jul 2014 Centre International de Recherche Agronomique pour le Dveloppement (CIRAD). Agreement between CIRAD and IRRI for the project Assessment tools for climate change impact on rice (DRPC2011-155). 12 Dec 2011 Centre International de Recherche Agronomique pour le Dveloppement (CIRAD). Letter of Agreement between CIRAD and IRRI for the project Collaborative experiments on root architecture and phenotyping (GRiSP) (DRPC2011-185). 20 Dec 2011
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Germany
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg (ALUF). Letter of Agreement between ALUF and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high beta-carotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Jan 2011 Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg (ALUF). Extension of subcontract between ALUF and IRRI for year 6 of the project Engineering rice for high beta-carotene, vitamin E and enhanced Fe and Zn bioavailability (DPPC2004-91). 3 Jan 2011 Bayer CropScience AG (BAYER). Amendment No. 1 to the Cooperation Agreement between BAYER and IRRI for the project Continued field measurement of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (CH4, N2O) from direct-seeded rice in Java under the Scientific Know-how and Exchange Program (SKEP) (DPPC2008-108). 31 May 2011 Bayer CropScience AG (BAYER). Second Amendment to Consultancy Agreement between BAYER and IRRI for the Bayer Tabela Project (BTP) (DPPC2009-146). 14 Nov 2011 BASF The Chemical Company (BASF). Letter of Agreement between BASF and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (DPPC2008-49). 2 Aug 2011 Deutsche Gesselschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ). Grant Agreement between GTZ and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project Molecular breeding for tolerance to flooding during germination for improved direct-
seeded rice systems (DPPC2009-138). 1 Jan 2011 Deutsche Gesselschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ). Grant Agreement between GTZ and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drought-responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 1 Jan 2011 Deutsche Gesselschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). Grant Agreement between GIZ and IRRI relative to BMZ funding support to IRRI for 2011 (DRPC2011-100). 1 Jan 2011 Deutsche Gesselschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). Grant Agreement between GIZ and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project Facilitating interdisciplinary on-farm research on carbon, nitrogen, and water budgets in rice-dominated landscapes (DRPC2010-90). 1 May 2011 Food Security Center (FSC). Hosting Agreement between FSC and IRRI relative to the 6-month scholarship awarded to Mr. Sharik Ali under the FSC scholarship program Sandwich scholarships for visiting PhD students from developing countries. 1 Feb 2011-31 Jul 2011 Genius GmbH. Service contract between Genius GmbH and IRRI for the project Strategic assessment of international rice research priorities for Asia (DRPC2011-39). 14 Mar 2011 Helmholtz-Zentrum fr Umweltforschung GmbH (UFZ). Agreement between UFZ and IRRI for the project LEGATO - Land-use intensity and
ecological engineering assessment tools for risks and opportunities in irrigated rice-based production systems (DRPC2010-38). 1 Mar 2011 Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK). Memorandum of Agreement between IPK and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drought-responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 1 Apr 2011
Hong Kong
BGI-Hongkong Co. Limited. Research Agreement between BGI-Hongkong Co. Limited and IRRI for the project Implementation of research activities on collaborative experiments on genomics (under GRiSP) (DRPC2011-184). 1 Jun 2011 BGI-Hongkong Co. Limited. Service Agreement between BGI-Hongkong Co. Limited and IRRI for the project Resequencing Nipponbare and 93-11 (under GRiSP) (DRPC2011-119). 9 Aug 2011
India
Advanta. Letter of Agreement between Advanta and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPCP200849). 20 May 2011 Annamalai University. Letter of Agreement between Annamalai University and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 19 Jun 2011
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Memoranda of agreement Annamalai University. Letter of Agreement between Annamalai University and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 19 Jun 2011 Assam Agricultural University (AAU). Letter of Agreement between AAU and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating agricultural technology adoption to enhance rural livelihoods in disadvantaged districts of India (DPPC200679). 1 Mar 2011 Assam Agricultural University (AAU). Letter of Agreement between AAU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 20 Jun 2011 Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Letter of Agreement between BHU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 11 Jul 2011 Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Letter of Agreement between BHU and IRRI for the IFADfunded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 11 Jul 2011 Barwale Foundation (BF). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between BF and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) - Year 3 (DRPC2010-36). 11 Apr 2011 Barwale Foundation (BF). Letter of Agreement between BF and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 1 Jun 2011 Barwale Foundation (BF). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between BF and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC200834). 26 Sep 2011 Barwale Foundation (BF). Letter of Agreement between BF and IRRI for the project CGIAR Research Program: Climate change, agriculture and food Security (CCAFS) (DRPC2011-117). 6 Dec 2011 Bayer (South East Asia) Pte. Ltd. Letter of Agreement between Bayer (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC200849). 26 May 2011 Bihar Agricultural University (BAU). Letter of Agreement between BAU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 31 May 2011 Birsa Agricultural University (BAU). Letter of Agreement between BAU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 13 Jun 2011 Bihar Agricultural University (BAU). Letter of Agreement between BAU and IRRI for the project Weed management in dry seeded rice sown after zero-till and conventional tillage (DRPC2011-68). 10 Sep 2011 Balasore Social Service Society (BSSS). Letter of Agreement between BSSS and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 28 Jun 2011 Central Agricultural University (CAU). Letter of Agreement between CAU and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating agricultural technology adoption to enhance rural livelihoods in disadvantaged districts of India (DPPC200679). 1 Jan 2011 College of Post Graduate Studies, Central Agricultural University (CPGS-CAU). Letter of Agreement between CPGS-CAU and IRRI for the project Assessment of the consequences of extreme climate variability on men and women farmers in ensuring food security and sustaining livelihood: a case study on rice-based farming in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India (funded by GRiSP) (DRPC2011-104). 1 Apr 2011 Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI). Acceptance of the Amendment for the BMGFfunded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (DPPC2007-73). 10 Jan 2011 Central Rainfed and Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS). Letter of Agreement between CRURRS and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC2008-34). 27 May 2011
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Memoranda of agreement Central Rainfed and Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between CRURRS and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC200834). 26 Sep 2011 Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI). Letter of Agreement between CSSRI and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G2: Productive, profitable, and resilient agriculture and aquaculture systems (DRPC2010-119). 30 Apr 2011 Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS). Letter of Agreement between CSS and IRRI for the IFADfunded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 15 Jun 2011 Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS). Letter of Agreement between CSS and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 15 Jun 2011 Dr. Balasheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (DBSKKV). Letter of Agreement between DBSKKV and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 24 Jun 2011 GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT). Letter of Agreement between GBPUAT and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 11 Jun 2011 Grameen Development Services (GDS). Letter of Agreement between GDS and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating agricultural technology adoption to enhance rural livelihoods in disadvantaged districts of India (DPPC200679). 1 May 2011 Grameen Development Services (GDS). Letter of Agreement between GDS and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 14 Jun 2011 Grameen Development Services (GDS). Letter of Agreement between GDS and IRRI for the IFADfunded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 14 Jun 2011 India-AID. Letter of Agreement between IndiaAID and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stresstolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 20 Jun 2011 India-AID. Letter of Agreement between India-AID and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 20 Jun 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC200834). 3 Jan 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 19 Mar 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 19 Mar 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating resource conservation technology (RCT) adoption to improve food security and rural livelihoods while reducing adverse environmental impact in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (DPPC2009-120). 1 Apr 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI to provide additional fund to ICAR institutes Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, and Research Complex for Eastern India (RCER), Patna, for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 17 Nov 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the GCP-funded 8 of 23
Memoranda of agreement project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC2008-34). 30 Nov 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 9 Dec 2011 Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). Second amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ICAR and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 12 Dec 2011 Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ISAP and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Jul 2011 Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU). Letter of Agreement between IGAU and IRRI for the BMF-funded project Tracking varietal change for future assessment of the impact of crop genetic improvement research in South Asia (DPPC2009-104). 20 Sep 2011 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (IGKVV). Letter of Agreement between IGKVV and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 16 Nov 2011 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (IGKVV). Letter of Agreement between IGKVV and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drought-responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 16 Nov 2011 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (IGKVV). Letter of Agreement between IGKVV and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC200834). 16 Nov 2011 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (IGKVV). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between IGKVV and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 9 Dec 2011 JK Agri. Genetics Ltd. Letter of Agreement betwen JK Agri. Genetics Ltd. and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 20 May 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV). Letter of Agreement between JNKVV and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stresstolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 15 Jun 2011 Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Jamui (KVK-Jamui). Letter of Agreement between KVK-Jamui and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Jun 2011 Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Jamui (KVK-Jamui). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between KVK-Jamui and IRRI for the BMGFfunded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Dec 2011 Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Nawada (KVK-Nawada). Letter of Agreement between KVK-Nawada and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Jun 2011 Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Nawada (KVK-Nawada). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between KVK-Nawada and IRRI for the BMGFfunded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Dec 2011 Mahyco. Letter of Agreement between Mahyco and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC200849). 20 May 2011 Metahelix. Letter of Agreement between Metahelix and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 2 Sep 2011 Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT). Letter of Agreement between NDUAT and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC2008-34). 17 Jan 2011 Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT). Letter of Agreement between NDUAT and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 17 Jun 2011 Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT). Letter of Agreement 9 of 23
Memoranda of agreement between NDUAT and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 17 Jun 2011 Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between NDUAT and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC200834). 3 Oct 2011 Nand Educational Foundation for Rural Development (NEFORD). Letter of Agreement between NEFORD and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 13 Jun 2011 Nand Educational Foundation for Rural Development (NEFORD). Letter of Agreement between NEFORD and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 13 Jun 2011 Nadia Zilla Farmers Development Organization (NZFDO). Letter of Agreement between NZFDO and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stresstolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 27 May 2011 Nadia Zilla Farmers Development Organization (NZFDO). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between NZFDO and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Tracking varietal change for future assessment of the impact of crop genetic improvement research in South Asia (DPPC2009-104). 8 Nov 2011 Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Letter of Agreement between OUAT and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 11 Jul 2011 Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Letter of Agreement between OUAT and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 11 Jul 2011 Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between OUAT and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 13 Dec 2011 Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru College of Agriculture & Research Institute (Pajancoa). Letter of Agreement between Pajancoa and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 1 Jun 2011 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Letter of Agreement between PAU and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating resource conservation technology (RCT) adoption to improve food security and rural livelihoods while reducing adverse environmental impacts in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (DPPC2009-120). 1 Apr 2011 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Letter of Agreement between PAU and IRRI for the project Weed management in dry seeded rice sown after zero-till and conventional tillage (DRPC2011-68). 1 Jul 2011 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Letter of Agreement between PAU and IRRI for the project Conduct of experiments on rice-wheat cropping systems (DPC2011-153). 1 Sep 2011 Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). Letter of Agreement between PAU and IRRI for the project CGIAR Research Program: Climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) (DRPC2011-117). 12 Dec 2011 Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU). Letter of Agreement between RAU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 6 Jul 2011 Rajendra Agricultural University (RAU). Letter of Agreement between RAU and IRRI for the IFADfunded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 6 Jul 2011 Rice Research Station, Chinsurah (RRSChinsurah). Letter of Agreement betwen RRSChinsurah and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 15 Jun 2011
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Memoranda of agreement Rice Research Station, Chinsurah (RRSChinsurah). Letter of Agreement betwen RRS-Chinsurah and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 15 Jun 2011 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between TNAU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 18 Apr 2011 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Letter of Agreement between TNAU and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA), Phase 2 (DRPC2010-73). 26 Jul 2011 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Letter of Agreement between TNAU and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA), Year 3 (DRPC2010-36). 15 Sep 2011 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between TNAU and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (DPPC2008-34). 26 Sep 2011 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between TNAU and IRRI for the research activity Farmers participatory large-scale roll-out and adaptive trials on conservation agriculture in Tamil Nadu under the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 8 Dec 2011 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Letter of Agreement between TNAU and IRRI for the project CGIAR Research Program: Climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) (DRPC2011-117). 06 Dec 2011 University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS). Letter of Agreement between UAS and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting droughtavoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (scholarship of Dr. H.E. Shashidhar) (DPCP2008-34). 14 Mar 2011 University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between UAS and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (scholarship of Dr. S. Hittalmani) (DPCP2008-34). 26 Sep 2011 University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between UAS and IRRI for the GCP-funded project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under water-limited environments (scholarship of Dr. H.E. Shashidhar) (DPCP2008-34) 26 Sep 2011 Vibha Agrotech. Letter of Agreement between Vibha Agrotech and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 20 May 2011 West Bengal Department of Agriculture. Letter of Agreement between West Bengal Department of Agriculture and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Jun 2011 West Bengal Department of AgricultureBurdwan. Letter of Agreement between West Bengal Department of Agriculture-Burdwan and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Dec 2011 World Vision, Inc. (WVUS). Modification No. 3 to Subgrant Agreement No. WVUS-001 between WVUS and IRRI for work performed under the project Partnership for innovation and knowledge in agriculture (PIKA) in India (DPPC2008-81). 11 May 2011
Indonesia
Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyBali (AIAT-Bali). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Bali and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyBanten (AIAT-Banten). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Banten and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyCentral Java (AIAT-Central Java). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Central Java and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 11 of 23
Memoranda of agreement Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyCentral Java (AIAT-Central Java). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Central Java and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyEast Java (AIAT-East Java). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-East Java and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyEast Java (AIAT-East Java). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-East Java and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyNorth Sumatera (AIAT-North Sumatera). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-North Sumatera and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyNorth Sumatera (AIAT-North Sumatera). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-North Sumatera and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyRiau (AIAT-Riau). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Riau and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyRiau (AIAT-Riau). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Riau and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologySouth Sulawesi (AIAT-South Sulawesi). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-South Sulawesi and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologySouth Sumatera (AIAT-South Sumatera). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-South Sumatera and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologySouth Sumatera (AIAT-South Sumatera). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-South Sumatera and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologySoutheast Sulawesi (AIAT-Southeast Sulawesi). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-Southeast Sulawesi and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Oct 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyWest Java (AIAT-West Java). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-West Java and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyWest Java (AIAT-West Java). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-West Java and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyWest Kalimantan (AIAT-West Kalimantan). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-West Kalimantan and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyWest Nusa (AIAT-West Nusa). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-West Nusa and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 1 Sep 2011 Assessment Institute for Agricultural TechnologyWest Nusa (AIAT-West Nusa). Letter of Agreement between AIAT-West Nusa and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011 Indonesian Agricultural and Environmental Research Institute (IAERI). Letter of Agreement between IAERI and IRRI for the project Scientific Know-how and Exchange Program (SKEP) (DPPC2008-108). 1 Aug 2011 Indonesian Agricultural and Environmental Research Institute (IAERI). Letter of Agreement 12 of 23
Memoranda of agreement between IAERI and IRRI for the project Climate change adaptation in rainfed rice areas (CCARA) - Japan-IRRI Collaborative Project Phase VI (DPPC2009-20). 5 Sep 2011 Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR). Letter of Agreement between ICRR and IRRI for the HarvestPlus-funded project Development of high-zinc rice for Bangladesh and eastern India (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-60). 1 May 2011 Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR). Letter of Agreement between ICRR and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improving livelihoods and overcoming poverty in the drought-prone lowlands of Southeast Asia (DPPC2009-119).1 Jun 2011 Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR). Supplement to the Letter of Agreement between IRRI and ICRR for the project Green Super Rice for the resource-poor of Africa and Asia (DPPC2008-66). 2 Aug 2011 Indonesian Center for Rice Research (ICRR). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ICRR and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improving livelihoods and overcoming poverty in the drought-prone lowlands of Southeast Asia (DPPC2009-119). 15 Nov 2011 Indonesia Soil Research Institute (ISRI). Letter of Agreement between ISRI and IRRI for the project Digital system of precision agriculture for Indonesian rice farmers (DRPC2011-19). 15 Dec 2011
Iran
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO). Agreement between AREEO and IRRI for the Iran-IRRI collaborative project Phenotyping and genotyping of Iranian rice germplasm (DRPC2011-22). 1 Jan 2011 Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO). Agreement between AREEO and IRRI for the Iran-IRRI collaborative project Producing salt-tolerant rice genotypes using molecular breeding approaches to enhance rice productivity in salt-affected paddy fields of Iran (DRPC2011-24). 1 Jan 2011 Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO). Agreement between AREEO and IRRI for the Iran-IRRI collaborative project Development of high-yielding rice varieties with Sadri quality (DRPC2011-26). 1 Jan 2011 Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO). Agreement between AREEO and IRRI for the Iran-IRRI collaborative project Identification and application of resistance sources to improve rice resistance to sheath blight disease (DRPC2011-27). 1 Jan 2011 Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO). Agreement between AREEO and IRRI for the Iran-IRRI collaborative project Site-specific management in irrigated rice system in north of Iran (DRPC2011-28). 1 Jan 2011 Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University (SANRU). Letter of Agreement
between SANRU and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 20 May 2011
Italy
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Letter of Agreement between FAO and IRRI for the FAO-funded project Technical advice to countries on strategies/policies for sustainable rice production intensification in different agroecological and socioeconomic conditions (DRPC2011-03). 15 Mar 2011 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Agreement between FAO and IRRI for the project Assessing the poverty and food security impacts of IRRI contributions to modern varietal replacement in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines during 1990-2010 (DRPC2011-31). 28 Nov 2011 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between FAO and IRRI for the FAOfunded project Technical advice to countries on strategies/policies for sustainable rice production intensification in different agroecological and socioeconomic conditions (DRPC2011-03). 12 Dec 2011 Global Crop Diversity Trust (GCDT). Grant Agreement between GCDT and IRRI for the project Enhancing utilization of crop wild relatives: capturing genetic value from ancestral populations of wild rice (DRPC2011-106). 1 Dec 2011 13 of 23
Japan
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Amendment to Contract between JICA and IRRI for the JICA-funded project Impact evaluation and related study on Bohol irrigation projects in the Philippines (DPPC2010-03). 14 Apr 2011 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Memorandum of Understanding between JICA and IRRI for the project The second-round survey of case study and the extensive survey in Mozambique for An Empirical Analysis on Expanding Rice Production in Sub Sahara Africa (DRPC2011-105). 30 Sep 2011 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Service Agreement between JICA and IRRI for the project The second -round survey of case study and the extensive survey in Mozambique for An Empirical Analysis on Expanding Rice Production in Sub Sahara Africa (DRPC2011105). 30 Sep 2011 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Memorandum of Agreement between JICA and IRRI for the project Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques (for African Countries) Training Program (DRPC2011-125). 25 Oct 2011 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Second Amendment to the Contract between JICA and IRRI for the project Impact evaluation and related study on Bohol irrigation projects in the Philippines (DRPC2010-03). 16 Dec 2011 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). Research Agreement between JIRCAS and IRRI for the project Transformation of lowland rice and
evaluation of tranformed rice for environment (DRPC2011-32). 15 Apr 2011 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF). Letter of Agreement between MAFF and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 25 Jan 2011 Nagoya University. Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between Nagoya University and IRRI for the project Targeting drought-avoidance root traits to enhance rice productivity under waterlimited environments (DPPC2008-34). 26 Sep 2011 National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). Research Agreement between GRIPS and IRRI for the project The second-round survey of case study and the extensive survey in Mozambique for An Empirical Analysis on Expanding Rice Production in Sub Sahara Africa (DRPC2011-105). 01 Oct 2011 UN University (UNU). Institutional Contract between UNU and IRRI for the project On the job research capacity building for sustainable agriculture in developing countries in 2011 (DRPC2011-151). 23 Nov 2011 UN University (UNU). Institutional Contract between UNU and IRRI for the project On the job training for basic agronomy through a pot scale evaluation of nutrient and water use efficiency of high-yielding near-isogenic lines (DRPC2011139). 23 Nov 2011 University of Tokyo. Letter of Agreement between University of Tokyo and IRRI for the project Panel data construction and analysis,
Tubuan Village in the Philippines (DRPC2011107). 4 Aug 2011
Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between ILRI and Kenya for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating agricultural technology adoption to enhance rural livelihoods in disadvantaged districts of India (DPPC2006-79). 30 Mar 2011
Korea
National Institute of Crop Science (NICS), Rural Development Administration (RDA). Letter of Agreement between NICS-RDA and IRRI extending the Memorandum of Agreement for scientific and technical collaboration in research and training on temperate rice. 8 Sep 2011-20 Sep 2016 Suweon National University (SNU). Cooperative Research Agreement between SNU and IRRI for the project Development of new rice varieties through identification of useful genes and molecular breeding (DRPC2011-112). 1 May 2011
Lao PDR
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI). Letter of Agreement between NAFRI and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drought-
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Memoranda of agreement responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 1 Apr 2011 National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI). Letter of Agreement between NAFRI and IRRI for the project Climate change adaptation in rainfed rice areas (CCARA) (JapanIRRI Collaborative Project Phase VI) (DPPC200920). 16 May 2011 National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between NAFRI and IRRI for the project Climate change adaptation in rainfed rice areas (CCARA) (Japan-IRRI Collaborative Project Phase VI) (DPPC2009-20). 10 Nov 2011 Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 1 Jul 2011 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Memorandum of Understanding between UPM and IRRI to strengthen, promote, and develop research and training cooperation. 30 Jun 2011-29 Jun 2016 Universiti Tecknologi Mara (UiTM). Memorandum of Understanding between UiTM and IRRI on friendship and cooperation for the purpose of promoting mutual understanding and academic, cultural, scientific, and personnel exchange. 7 Oct 2011-6 Oct 2014 WorldFish Center (WF). Letter of Agreement betwen WF and IRRI for the CPWF-funded project Project G2: Productive, profitable, and resilient agriculture and aquaculture systems (DRPC2010-119). 30 Apr 2011 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT). Agreement between CIMMYT (acting as the host agent of the Generation Challenge Program [GCP]) and IRRI for the project Dissemination and community of practice for newly developed drought-tolerant QTLs pyramided breeding lines (DRPC2011-82). 1 Jul 2011 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT). Agreement between CIMMYT (acting as the host agent of the Generation Challenge Program [GCP]) and IRRI for the project Rice Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Crosses (MAGIC) Phase II (DRPC2011-90). 1 Nov 2011
Malaysia
CABI Southeast Asia (CABI). Letter of Agreement between CABI and IRRI for the FAO-funded project Technical advice to countries on strategies/policies for sustainable rice production intensification in different agroecological and socioeconomic conditions (DRPC2011-03). 10 Jun 2011 CABI Southeast Asia (CABI). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between CABI and IRRI for the FAO-funded project Technical advice to countries on strategies/policies for sustainable rice production intensification in different agroecological and socioeconomic conditions (DRPC2011-03). 31 Aug 2011 Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn. Bhd. Letter of Agreement between Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn. Bhd. and IRRI for membership in the
Myanmar
Myanma Agriculture Service (MAS). Letter of Agreement between MAS and IRRI for the FAOfunded project Technical advice to countries on strategies/policies for sustainable rice production intensification in different agroecological and socioeconomic conditions (DRPC2011-03). 14 Jun 2011 Myanmar Rice Industry Association (MRIA). Letter of Agreement between MRIA and IRRI for the project under GriSP: Restoring biodiversity in rice ecosystems through ecological engineering techniques using hybrid rice (DRPC2011-136). 15 Oct 2011
Mexico
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement betwen CIMMYT and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Sustainable intensification of rice-maize production systems in Bangladesh (DPPC2008-04). 31 Mar 2011 Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT). Letter of Agreement between CIMMYT and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Accelerating resource conservation technology (RCT) adoption to improve food security and rural livelihoods while reducing adverse environmental impacts in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (DPPC2009-120). 1 Apr 2011
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Nepal
Agricultural Engineering Research Pvt. Limited (AGER). Letter of Agreement between AGER and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 16 Jun 2011 Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development (FORWARD). Memorandum of Agreement between FORWARD and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 10 Jun 2011 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS). Letter of Agreement between IAAS and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 16 Jun 2011 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between IAAS and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Tracking varietal change for future assessment of the impact of crop genetic improvement research in South Asia (DPPC2009104). 29 Jul 2011 Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS). Supplemental Letter of Agreement between IAAS and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Enabling poor rice farmers to improve livelihoods and overcome poverty in South and Southeast Asia through the Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) (DPPC2008-111). 5 Dec 2011
Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Letter of Agreement between NARC and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 15 Jun 2011 Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Letter of Agreement between NARC and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improved rice crop management for raising productivity in submergence-prone and salt-affected rainfed lowlands in South Asia (DRPC2010-21). 15 Jun 2011 Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Letter of Agreement between NARC and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 2 Aug 2011 Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between NARC and IRRI for BMGF-funded project Tracking varietal change for future assessment of the impact of crop genetic improvement research in South Asia (DPPC2009104). 2 Aug 2011 Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). Letter of Agreement between NARC and IRRI for the project Weed management in dry seeded rice sown after zero-till and conventional tillage (DRPC2011-68). 1 Nov 2011 National Seed Company Ltd. (NSCL). Letter of Agreement between NSCL and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 27 Jun 2011
Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tarahara (RARS, Tarahara). Letter of Agreement between RARS, Tarahara and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drough-responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 1 Apr 2011
Netherlands
ALTERRA Institute within the Legal Entity Stichting DLO. Letter of Agreement between ALTERRA and IRRI for the Oryza 2000 Project (DRPC2011-132). 10 Oct 2011
Philippines
Asian Development Bank (ADB). Amendment to the Agreement (Contract Variation No. 1) between ADB and IRRI for the project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 28 Mar 2011 Asian Development Bank (ADB). Amendment to the Agreement between ADB and IRRI for the project Strategic research for sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia (DRPC2010-74). 31 Mar 2011 Asian Development Bank (ADB). Amendment to the Agreement (Contract Variation No. 2) between ADB and IRRI for the project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 8 Aug 2011 Benguet State University (BSU). Letter of Agreement between BSU and IRRI for the project Collaborative regeneration studies between 16 of 23
Memoranda of agreement TTC-GRC, IRRI, and BSU (DRPC2011-163). 1 Dec 2011 Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP). Letter of Agreement between BCP and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high beta-carotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Jan 2011 Bulacan National Agricultural State College (BASC). Letter of Agreement between BASC and IRRI for the SDC-funded project The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC), Phase IV Platform for poverty alleviation (DPPC2008-45). 01 Aug 2011 Catholic Relief Services (CRS). Letter of Agreement between CRS and IRRI for the ADBfunded project Strategic research for sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia (DRPC201074). 30 Sep 2011 Department of Agriculture, Regional Field Unit VII (DA-RFU VII). Letter of Agreement between IRRI and DA-RFU VII for the project Developing the next generation of new rice varieties for SubSaharan Africa and Southeast Asia (DPPC2008112). 28 Nov 2011 EON, The Stakeholder Relation Firm. Letter of Agreement between EON and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high beta-carotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Jan 2011 Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU). Memorandum of Agreement between FSUU and IRRI to develop techniques for rice-based farming systems to improve the productivity and to increase the incomes of small-scale farmers. 18 Jul 2011-17 Jul 2016 Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU). Letter of Agreement between FSUU and IRRI for the DA-funded project Unified capability building support (Sub-Comp. 3) (DPPC2008-127). 18 Jul 2011 Infanta Integrated Community Development Assistance, Inc. (ICDAI). Letter of Agreement between ICDAI and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decision-making among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Ilog Rice Mill. Letter of Agreement between Ilog Rice Mill and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 15 Jun 2011 Local Government Unit of Banay-Banay, Davao Oriental (LGU-Banay-Banay). Letter of Agreement between LGU-Banay-Banay and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decisionmaking among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Local Government Unit of Kabacan, North Cotabato (LGU-Kabacan). Letter of Agreement between LGU-Kabacan and IRRI for the BAR-DAfunded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decision-making among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Local Government Unit of Victoria, Laguna (LGUVictoria). Letter of Agreement between LGUVictoria and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decisionmaking among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC). Letter of Agreement between PAC and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decision-making among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the collaborative project Development of superior temperate rice cultivars with high yield potential and grain quality under Work Group 1, Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC) (DPPC2007-13). 1 Jan 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the HarvestPlus-funded project Development of 17 of 23
Memoranda of agreement high-zinc rice for Bangladesh and Eastern India (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-60). 1 Jan 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute, Batac (PhilRice-Batac). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice-Batac for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decisionmaking among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high beta-carotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Jan 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Developing the next generation of new rice varieties for Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (DPPC2008-112). 19 Jan 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 30 Mar 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drought-responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 1 Apr 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the JICA-funded project Season-long Farming Extension Training (DPPC2009-28). 2 May 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Evaluation and dissemination of early-duration upland and aerobic rice lines (DRPC2011-74). 15 May 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improving livelihoods and overcoming poverty in the drought-prone lowlands of Southeast Asia (DPPC2009-119). 1 Jun 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Field performance evaluation and selection of GUVA elite lines in the tropics (DPPC2006-39). 1 Jul 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Memorandum of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the DA-funded project Accelerating the development of high-yielding rice varieties for the major ecosystems of the Philippines (SubComp 2) (DPPC2008-129). 12 Jul 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Memorandum of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the DA-funded project Unified capability building support (Sub-Comp 3) (DPP2008-127). 12 Jul 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Memorandum of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the DA-funded project Strategic assessment of yield-limiting and -reducing factors in the Philippines (Sub-Comp 1) (DPPC2008-128). 12 Jul 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Seasonlong Farming Extension Training (DPPC2009-28). 4 Aug 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the RDA-funded project Reducing crop losses due to weedy rice in lowland rice in South and Southeast Asia (DRPC2010-62). 30 Sep 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Field performance evaluation and selection of GUVA elite lines in the tropics (DPPC2006-39). 25 Oct 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Assessing the poverty and food security impacts of IRRI contributions to modern varietal replacement in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines during 1990-2010 (DRPC201131). 31 Oct 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project GRiSP Global Rice Phenotyping Network (DRPC2011-174). 5 Dec 2011 Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). Letter of Agreement between PhilRice and IRRI for the project Greenhouse gas emissions under alternate-wetting-and-drying in rice fields in Central Luzon (DRPC2011-183). 15 Dec 2011 18 of 23
Memoranda of agreement San Benito Multipurpose Cooperative (SBMC). Letter of Agreement between SBMC and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 26 Sep 2011 University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP). Letter of Agreement between USEP and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decision-making among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Jan 2011 Visayas State University (VSU). Letter of Agreement between VSU and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 1 Mar 2011 Visayas State University (VSU). Letter of Agreement between VSU and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 1 Sep 2011 Visayas State University (VSU). Letter of Agreement between VSU and IRRI for the UFZfunded project LEGATO - Land-use intensity and ecological engineerin - assessment tools for risks and opportunities in irrigated rice-based production systems (DRPC2010-38). 15 Oct 2011 Western Visayas State University, Dingle (WVSU, Dingle). Letter of Agreement between WVSU Dingle and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decisionmaking among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Mar 2011 Western Visayas State University, Oton (WVSU, Oton). Letter of Agreement between WVSU, Oton and IRRI for the BAR-DA-funded project Enhancing knowledge exchange and decisionmaking among rice stakeholders through the development and promotion of location-specific rice knowledge products and delivery systems (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-105). 1 Mar 2011 Agreement between ARRRI and IRRI for scientific and technical collaboration on rice research and training through the Temperate Rice (Japonica) Research Consortium (TRRC) for Working Group 4s scientific project Improving fertilizer N use efficiency of temperate Rice (TRRC-NUE) (DPPC2007-13). 1 Jan 2011 All Russian Rice Research Institute (ARRRI). Letter of Agreement between ARRRI and IRRI for organizing the Fourth TRRC Steering Committee Meeting (DPPC2007-13). 19 Jul 2011
Russia
All Russian Rice Research Institute (ARRRI). Additional Agreement to the Memorandum of Agreement between ARRRI and IRRI for scientific and technical collaboration on rice research and training through the Temperate Rice (Japonica) Research Consortium (TRRC) for Working Group 1s scientific project Development of superior temperate rice cultivars with high yield potential and grain quality (DPPC2007-13). 1 Jan 2011 All Russian Rice Research Institute (ARRRI). Additional Agreement to the Memorandum of Agreement between ARRRI and IRRI for scientific and technical collaboration on rice research and training through the Temperate Rice (Japonica) Research Consortium (TRRC) for Working Group 3s scientific project Development of coldtolerant temperate rice cultivars with stable yield potential (DPPC2007-13). 1 Jan 2011 All Russian Rice Research Institute (ARRRI). Additional Agreement to the Memorandum of
Rwanda
Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB). Letter of Agreement between RAB and IRRI for the project Developing the next generation of new rice varieties for Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (DPPC2008-112). 4 Nov 2011
Saudi Arabia
Foras International Investment Company (Foras). Letter of Agreement between Foras and IRRI regarding the visit of IRRI scientists to Sudan (DRPC2011-18). 27 Feb 2011
Singapore
Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Letter of Agreement between Asia Pacific Lte. Ltd. and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 18 May 2011
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Memoranda of agreement Bayer (South East Asia). Letter of Agreement between Bayer (South East Asia) and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 30 Sep 2011 National University of Singapore (NUS). Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between NUS and IRRI extending the MOU for another 5 years. 16 Feb 2011-15 Feb 2016 Seed Stories. Letter of Agreement between Seed Stories and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high beta-carotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Jan 2011 resilient agriculture and aquaculture systems (DRPC2010-119). 30 Apr 2011 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Agreement between IWMI and IRRI for the project Database generation for INGER international rice trials conducted in South Asia, 2005-2009 (funded by the University of Copenhagen) (DRPC2010-138). 1 Apr 2011 Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI). Letter of Agreement between RRDI and IRRI for the RDA-funded project Reducing crop losses due to weedy rice in lowland rice in South and Southeast Asia (DRPC2010-62). 30 Apr 2011 Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI). Letter of Agreement between RRDI and IRRI for the project Weed management in dry seeded rice sown after zero-till and conventional tillage (DRPC2011-68). 31 Aug 2011 insurance for crops in emerging economies (RIICE) (DRPC2011-16). 14 Sep 2011
Tanzania
BRAC-Tanzania. Letter of Agreement between BRAC-Tanzania and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 1 Sep 2011 Dakawa Agro-Scientific Research Centre (DASRC). Letter of Agreement between DASRC and IRRI for the BMZ-funded project From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major drought-responsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (DRPC2010-04). 1 Apr 2011 Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MANR). Memorandum of Understanding between MANR of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and IRRI to promote and accelerate research on rice, build capacity, and improve the livelihood of the world rice community. 18 Mar 2011-17 Mar 2016
Solomon Islands
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands Government (MAL-SIG). Memorandum of Understanding between MAL-SIG and IRRI for technical cooperation in research, extension, and training on rice. 10 Aug 2011
Switzerland
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). Service Agreement between ISTA and IRRI relative to the consultancy assignment of Dr. Fiona Hay as SST chief editor (DRPC2011-138). 1 Oct 2011 Plant Biotechnology Lab, ETH Zurich (PBL) . Letter of Agreement between PBL and IRRI for the project Ancient genes for future rice (Mr. Jonghwa Park ETH Scholarship 2010) (funded by the SDC) (DRPC2010-111). 1 Feb 2011 Sarmap S.A. (sarmap). Agreement between sarmap and IRRI for the SDC-funded project Remote sensing-based information and
Sri Lanka
Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). Agreement between IRRI and CPWF for the project Project G1: Resource profiles, extrapolation domains, and land-use patterns (DRPC2010-128). 30 Apr 2011 Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). Agreement between IRRI and CPWF for the project Project G2: Productive, profitable, and
Thailand
Kasetsart University (KU). Letter of Agreement between KU and IRRI for the Support to the 12th Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) Congress on January 13-16, 2012 (DRPC2011152). 25 Oct 2011 Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center (URRC). Lette of Agreement of URRC and IRRI for the IFAD-funded project Improving livelihoods 20 of 23
Memoranda of agreement and overcoming poverty in the drought-prone lowlands of Southeast Asia (DPPC2009-119). 1 Jun 2011 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Letter of Agreement between UNESCAP and IRRI for the participation of five DPR Korean scientists in the Rice Breeding Course (DPPC2009-45). 10 Aug 2011 between BMGF and IRRI for the project Stresstolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 17 Jun 2011 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Amendment No. 2 for Grant No. OPP52303 for the project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 1 Nov 2011 Colorado State University (CSU). Amendment to Research Subaward Agreement between CSU and IRRI for the USA-funded project Identification of genes that control biomass production using rice as a model system (DPPC2008-03). 11 Aug 2011 Cornell University (CU). Amendment No. 3 to Subcontract Agreement No. 55399-8707 between Cornell University and IRRI for the project Durable rust resistance in wheat (DPPC2007-71). 18 Mar 2011 Cornell University (CU). Amendment No. 1 to Task Orders 1, 2, and 3 (Objective 9) to Subcontract Agreement No. 55399-8707 between Cornell University and IRRI for the project Durable rust resistance in wheat (DPPC2007-71). 18 Mar 2011 Cornell University (CU). Task Order No. 4 (Objective 9) to Subcontract Agreement No. 55399-8707 between Cornell University and IRRI for the project Durable rust resistance in wheat (DPPC2007-71). 18 Mar 2011 Cornell University (CU). Letter of Agreement between CU and IRRI for the project Design and implementation of a collaborators database as part of the Rice Diversity Research Platform: protocols to facilitate sample tracking and data management (seed, tissue, DNA, genotypes, and phenotypes) (DRPC2011-40). 3 Jun 2011 Cornell University (CU). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between CU and IRRI for the project Developing the next generation of new rice varieties for Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (DPPC2008-112). 15 Sep 2011 Digital Green Foundation. Service Agreement between Digital Green Foundation and IRRI relative to the Rice Research to Production Course (DRPC2011-73). 24 May 2011 Digital Green Foundation. Letter of Agreement between Digital Green Foundation and IRRI for the USAID-funded project Accelerating adoption of resource-conserving technologies in South Asia under the umbrella of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (DPPC2008-89). 29 Sep 2011 Digital Green Foundation. Letter of Agreement between Digital Green Foundation and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) (DPPC2008-100). 29 Sep 2011 Harvest Plus (HarvestPlus). Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between HarvestPlus and IRRI for the project Developing high-iron transgenic rice to alleviate iron deficiency in Bangladesh and eastern India (Phase II) (DPPC2009-145). 13 Feb 2011 Harvest Plus (HarvestPlus). Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between HarvestPlus and IRRI for the project Development of high-zinc rice for Bangladesh and eastern India (Phase 2) (DPPC2009-60). 23 Mar 2011 21 of 23
United Kingdom
CAB International (CABI). Memorandum of Understanding between CABI and IRRI for the purpose of facilitating the development of plant health support networks for farmers and the development of plant health resources in relation to rice. 28 Mar 2011-27 Mar 2014 USA
United States of America

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Grant Agreement between BMGF and IRRI for the project Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73). 19 Mar 2011 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Amendment No. 2 to the Grant Agreement between BMGF and IRRI relative to the no-cost extension of the project Rice in the 21st century global economy: strategic research and policy issues for food security (DPPC2009-25). 24 Mar 2011 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement
Memoranda of agreement Harvest Plus (HarvestPlus). Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between HarvestPlus and IRRI for the project Advancing the development of Golden Rice varieties for the Philippines and Indonesia (DRPC2010-115). 31 Mar 2011 International Food Research Institute (IFRI). Research Agreement between IFRI and IRRI for the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP) (DRPC2010-134). 1 May 2011 International Food Research Institute (IFRI). Research Agreement between IFRI and IRRI for the project Assessing the poverty and food security impacts of IRRI contributions to modern varietal replacement in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines during 1990-2010 (DRPC2011-31). 15 Jul 2011 International Food Research Institute (IFRI). Research Agreement between IFRI and IRRI for the project Research to sharpen the climate change focus in relation to the research being conducted under the Global Gates Futures Project (DRPC2011-162). 1 Oct 2011 New York University (NYU). Letter of Agreement between NYU and IRRI for the NSF-funded project Environmental gene regulatory interaction networks in rice (DRPC2010-136). 9 Jun 2011 Ohio State University (OSU). Letter of Agreement between OSU and IRRI for the USAID linkage project Mining new disease resistance genes using 1M SNP chip and 2K diversity panel (DRPC2011-41). 13 Jun 2011 Ohio State University Research Foundation (OSURF). Amendment to the Letter of Agreement between OSURF and IRRI extending the agreement at no additional cost for the collaborative project Breeding for blast resistance under the Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC) Work Group 2 (DPPC2007-13). 10 Jun 2011 RiceTec Inc. Letter of Agreement between RiceTec Inc. and IRRI for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 7 Jul 2011 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Non-funded Cooperative Agreement between USDA and IRRI for the project IRRI rice germplasm storage and conservation (DRPC2011-14). 1 Jan 2011 University of Missouri-Columbia. Letter of Agreement between IRRI and University of Missouri-Columbia for membership in the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) (DPPC2008-49). 7 Jun 2011 v-Fluence. Letter of Agreement between v-Fluence and IRRI for the BMGF-funded project The deployment and validation of high-betacarotene rice varieties in Bangladesh and the Philippines to combat Vitamin A deficiency (DPPC2009-124). 1 Apr 2011 Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam (AITCV). Training Service Agreement between AITCV and IRRI re International trade environment for rice (DRPC2011-116). 2 Nov 2011 Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam (AITCV). Amendment to the Training Service Agreement between AITCV and IRRI re International trade environment for rice (DRPC2011-116). 3 Nov 2011 Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI). Letter of Agreement between CLRRI and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES) (DRPC2010-02). 1 Mar 2011 Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI). Letter of Agreement between CLRRI and IRRI for the project Reducing crop losses due to weedy rice in lowland rice in South and Southeast Asia (DRPC2010-62). 31 Mar 2011 Can Tho University (CTU). Letter of Agreement between CTU and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES) (DRPC2010-02). 1 Mar 2011 Nong Lam University (NLU). Letter of Agreement between NLU and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Strategic research for sustainable food and nutrition security in Asia (DRPC2010-74). 15 Mar 2011 Southern Institute for Water Resource Planning (SIWRP). Letter of Agreement between SIWRP 22 of 23
Vietnam
An Giang University (AGU). Letter of Agreement between AGU and IRRI for the project Collaboration network for the management of migratory rice planthoppers and associated virus diseases of rice in Asia (DRPC2011-66). 1 Jun 2011
Memoranda of agreement and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES) (DRPC2010-02). 1 Mar 2011 Southern Plant Protection Center (SPPC). Letter of Agreement between SPPC and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 1 Mar 2011 Southern Plant Protection Center (SPPC). Letter of Agreement between SPPC and IRRI for the UFZ-funded project LEGATO - Land-use intensity and ecological engineering - assessment tools for risks and opportunities in irrigated rice-based production systems (DRPC2010-38). 20 Oct 2011 University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City (UEH). Letter of Agreement between UEH and IRRI for the ADB-funded project Addressing the pre- and postharvest challenges of the rice supply chain (DPPC2009-74). 15 Jun 2011 Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Vietnam-IAS). Letter of Agreement between Vietnam-IAS and IRRI for the ACIAR-funded project Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES) (DRPC2010-02). 1 Mar 2011
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IRRI s sRR esearch Partners IRRI esearch Partners in 2011

National agricultural research and extension systems
Bangladesh
Agriculture Information Services Association for Integrated Human Development Banchte Shekha Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Bihango Mohila Sangstha BRAC Concern on National Problems Department of Agricultural Extension Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Institute of Water Modeling Jagorani Chakra Foundation Local Government Engineering Department NeoSTAR Innovation PAC-Bangladesh SAARC Agriculture Centre Social Association for Family Advancement Society for Peoples Education Empowerment and Development Society for Sustainable Development for Rural and Urban Areas Solidarity Tengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha University of Dhaka
India
Annamalai University Assam Agricultural University Balasore Social Service Society Banaras Hindu University Bihar Agricultural University Birsa Agricultural University Central Agricultural University Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station Central Rice Research Institute Centre for Dtrategic Studies Chinsurah Rice Research Station Dr. Balasheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Agricultural University Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Grameen Development Services Indian Council of Agricultural Research Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra Jamui Krishi Vigyan Kendra Nawada Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology Orissa University of Agricultural & Technology Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute Punjab Agricultural University Rajendra Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 1 of 5
Burundi
Soil Resources Development Institute
Cambodia
Cambodia Agricultural Research and Development Institute Don Bosco Agro-vocational School General Directorate of Agriculture Royal University of Agriculture
China
Beijing Genomics Institute China Agricultural University China National Rice Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences Huazhong Agricultural University Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences Tianjin University Wuhan University Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
IRRIs Research Partners University of Agricultural Sciences West Bengal Department of Agriculture Indonesian Center for Rice Research Indonesian Institute of Sciences Indonesian Soil Research Institute Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
Papua New Guinea

Department of Agriculture and Livestock
Indonesia
Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology - Bali Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology - Banten Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology - Central Java Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology - East Java Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology North Sumatera Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology - Riau Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology South Sumatera Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology South Sulawesi Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology Southeast Sulawesi Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology West Java Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology West Kalimantan Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology West Nusa Tenggara Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development Indonesian Agricultural Environmental Research Institute Indonesian Center for Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources and Research Development
Iran
Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University
Philippines
Benguet State University Biotechnology Coalition of the Philippines Bulacan Agricultural State College Central Luzon State University Department of Agriculture Father Saturnino Urios University Ilog Rice Mill
Lao PDR
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute
Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia Universiti Teknologi MARA
Infanta Integrated Community Development Assistance, Inc. Local Government Unit of Victoria, Laguna Municipality of Banay-Banay, Davao Oriental Municipality of Kabacan, North Cotabato Pampanga Agricultural College Philippine Rice Post-Production Consortium Philippine Rice Research Institute San Benito Multipurpose Cooperative University of Southeastern Philippines Visayas State University West Visayas State University
Mozambique
National Institute of Agricultural Research
Myanmar
Myanma Agricultural Service Myanmar Rice Industry Association
Nepal
Department of Agriculture National Seed Company Ltd. Nepal Agricultural Research Council Tribhuvan University, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Russia n Federation
All-Russian Rice Research Institute
Pakistan
Agri Farm Services Seeds Division National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Rwanda
Rwanda Agricultural Board 2 of 5
IRRIs Research Partners
Solomon Islands
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
University of Economics Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Science
Germany
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research University of Hohenheim
Sri Lanka
Rice Research and Development Institute Socio Economic and Planning Center, Department of Agriculture
Advanced research institutes

Australia
Centre for Biological Information Technology Charles Sturt University Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Monash University New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Agriculture Researcher Development International
Taiwan
Academia Sinica National Taiwan University
Italy
Istituto Per Il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico Dellambiente del Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Tanzania
Dakawa Agro-Scientific Research Centre Ministry of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar
Japan
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nagoya University National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
Thailand
Kasetsart University Ubon Ratchathani Rice Research Center
Belgium
University of Ghent
Korea
National Institute of Crop Science (formerly NCES) Pohang University of Science and Technology
Vietnam
An Giang University Can Tho University Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute Institute of Agricultural Sciences of South Vietnam Nong Lam University Southern Institute for Water Resource Planning Southern Regional Plant Protection Center
Canada
University of Toronto
France
Institut de recherche pour le dveloppement (formerly ORSTOM)
Netherlands
Alterra Wageningen UR
Singapore
National University of Singapore
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IRRI esearch Partners IRRIss RR esearch Partners

United Kingdom
Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of Sheffield
International organizations
Bangladesh
CARE International Bangladesh
Nongovernment organizations
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Development Society Rangpur-Dinajpur Rural Services Shushilan Uttaran
Benin
Africa Rice Center

Cornell University Illinois Wesleyan University The Ohio State University University of California - Davis University of Missouri Washington State University
Colombia
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical
Cambodia
Plan International, Inc.
France
Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le dveloppement
India
Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals Nadia Zilla Farmer's Development Organization Nand Educational Foundation For Rural Development
Foundations
India
Barwale Foundation (formerly Mahyco Research Foundation)
Malaysia
WorldFish Center
Mexico
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo
Nepal
Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Digital Green Foundation Ohio State University Research Foundation
Philippines
SEAMEO Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture
Philippines
Catholic Relief Service

American Society of Agronomy
Thailand
Plan International Asia

International Food Policy Research Institute
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IRRI esearch Partners IRRIss RR esearch Partners

Private sector
Bangladesh
Lal Teer Seed Limited Socioconsult Ltd.
Hong Kong
BGI-Hong Kong Co. Limited
Philippines
EON-The Stakeholder Relation Firm
India
Advanta India Limited Association for Integrated Development ITC Limited JK Agri Genetics Ltd. Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co. Ltd. Metahelix Life Sciences Private Limited Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. Vibha Agrotech Ltd.
Singapore
Bayer (South East Asia) Pte. Ltd. Seed Stories Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd
Belgium
Agro-Insight deVGen NV
United Kingdom
SAC International
Bolivia
Agricomseeds S.R.L.

AWHERE Inc. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. ( A Du Pont Company) Rice Tec Inc. USA v-Fluence
China
Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd.
Indonesia
BOSHIMA-SHS R&D Office
Finland
Nokia Corporation
Malaysia
Sime Darby Technology Centre Sdn. Bhd.
Germany
BASF, The Chemical Company Bayer CropScience Genius GmbH
Nepal
Agricultural Engineering Research Pvt. Limited
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Staff changes in 2011

January
Mr. Ahmad Salahuddin joined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. V. Ravichandran joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Samart Wanchana joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. A.K.M. Zakaria joined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. Yang Hu joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Julian Hibberd joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Guanghua Wang joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Adam Sparks joined as postdoctoral fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Tobias Kretschmar joined as collaborative research scientist, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Zhongxian Lu joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Carlos Zandamela, consultant, IRRI-East and Southern Africa Regional Office, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Wei Zhou, postdoctoral fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Hari Nath Singh, postdoctoral fellow, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Georgina Vergara, postdoctoral fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Hieu Hien Phan, consultant, Grain Quality and Nutrition Center, left after completion of his assignment.
Dr. Xiufang Ma joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. Jay MacLean joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research. Dr. Larry Wong joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Alberto Barrion joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Keng-Hong Tan joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Terry Jacobsen joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research. Mr. Young-Jun Mo, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. A.K.M. Zakaria, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Jung-Phil Suh, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Ahmad Salahuddin, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Cleofe Torres, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Anjum Abedullah, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.
February
Dr. Meas Pyseth joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Sorn Vichet joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Guifu Liu joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Chung-Kuen Lee joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Ling Wu joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Ji-Yoon Lee joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division.
March
Ms. Liza Raitzer joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Ms. Truong Ngoc Chi joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Xingqi Li joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. 1 of 5
Staff changes in 2011 Dr. Alexander Stein joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Bon-il Ku joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. Joseph Bigirimana, consultant, IRRI-East and Southern Africa Regional Office, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Zhongxian Lu, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Keng-Hong Tan, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Terry Jacobsen, consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Alberto Barrion, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Hongxing Xu joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Julian Hibberd, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Ling Wu, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. In Bea Choi, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Kamala Gurung, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment.
April
Dr. David Mackill joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Ms. Berta Miro joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Edgar Paski joined as consultant, Grain Quality and Nutrition Center, and left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Jian-Long Xu joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. Shalabh Dixit joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Mr. Prashant Vikram joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Daisuke Fujita joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Chitra Raghavan joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Satya Ranjan Das joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Alexander Stein, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Ma. Cecilia Pina joined as collaborative research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, and left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Sonia Negrao joined as collaborative research fellow, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center, and left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Chung-Kuen Lee, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, and left after completion of his assignment.
Dr. Larry Wong, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Jong-Hee Lee, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Ji-Yoon Lee, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Guanghua Wang, visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.
May
Dr. Tri Setiyono joined as collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Ahmad Salahuddin rejoined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. Michael Jackson joined as consultant, Office of the Director for Management Services. Mr. Robert Flecknell joined as consultant, Human Resource Services. Dr. Antonio Contreras joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Zenaida Sumalde joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division, and left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Jianlong Xu, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Xinqi Li, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Ming Li, visiting research fellow, C4 Rice Center, left after completion of her assignment.
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Staff changes in 2011 Dr. Monina Escalada, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Ngo Dang Phong, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Michael Jackson, consultant, Office of the Director for Management Services, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Paul Bourdin, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Satya Ranjan Das, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Ahmad Salahuddin, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of his assignment.
June
Dr. Nwakaego Uzokwe joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Truong Ngoc Chi joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Kazuhiro Sasaki joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Binying Fu joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Monina Escalada rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Prof. Dr. Werner Muhlbauer joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Joseph Balagtas joined as visiting research fellow, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Hongxia Hua joined as collaborative research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Francisco Datar joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. V. Ravichandran, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr.Yolanda Garcia joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division, and left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Hongxing Xu, visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.
August
Dr. Satya Ranjan Das rejoined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Richard Bruskiewich joined as consultant, C4 Rice Center. Dr. Suyamto joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Sunendar Kartaatmadja joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division Dr. Guifu Liu, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Katherine Nelson, consultant, Training Center, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. Alberto Barrion, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Y.P. Singh, consultant, IRRI-ESARO (Tanzania), left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Michael Jackson, consultant, Office of the Director for Management Services, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Bon-il Ku, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Jude Nonie Sales, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Guifu Liu, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment.
July
Dr. Alberto Barrion rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Mirco Boschetti joined as visiting research fellow, Social Sciences Division. Mr. Hardeep Kumar joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Mahyuddin Syam joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (based at the IRRI-Indonesia Office). Mr. Richard Maramis joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (based at the IRRI-Indonesia Office). Dr. Michael Jackson rejoined as consultant, Office of the Director for Management Services. Dr. S. Thirumeni joined as collaborative research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Prof. Dr. Werner Muhlbauer, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Binying Fu, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment.
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September
Mr. Ahmad Salahuddin rejoined as consultant, Training Center. Dr. Regino Cavia joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. A. Karthikeyan joined as consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Dr. V. Ragunathan joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Rajiv Pradhan joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Mr. Peter Fredenberg joined as consultant. Development Office. Dr. Mirco Boschetti, visiting research fellow, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Andrew Shepherd, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.
Ms. Jennifer Toews-Shimizu joined as consultant, Communication and Publications Services. Mr. John Lacy joined as consultant, Training Center, and left after completion of his assignment. Dr. K.A. Mottaleb joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Rosalyn Shim joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Francisco Perigio joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Satya Ranjan Das, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. S. Thirumeni, collaborative research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. John Sheehy, consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Romeo Labios, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Yongming Gao joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, and left after completion of his assignment.
Dr. Vladimir Mariano joined as consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Ms. Sue Pretty joined as consultant, Human Resource Services. Dr. Zenaida Sumalde joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Rashmi Kushwah joined as consultant, Training Center (based at the IRRI-India Office). Dr. Hyun-Su Park joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. William Padolina joined as consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Operations. Ms. Jennifer Toews-Shimizu, consultant, Communication and Publications Services, left after completion of her assignment. Dr. V. Ragunathan, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Richard Bruskiewich, consultant, C4 Rice Center, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Lisa Raitzer, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Hardeep Kumar, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Richard Maramis, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (based at the IRRI-Indonesia Office), left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Regino Cavia, visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.
October
Dr. Enung Sri Mulyaningsih joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. T.P. Tuong joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Roderick Rejesus joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Manoranjan Mondal joined as collaborative research scientist, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (based at the IRRI-Bangladesh Office). Ms. Minu Jhunjhunwala joined as consultant, Human Resource Services.
November
Dr. Foppe Bouma joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. Yoichiro Kato joined as visiting research fellow, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Ms. Haiyan Lu joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division.
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December
Dr. Asa Jose Sajise joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Andi Hasanuddin joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (based at the IRRI-Indonesia Office). Dr. M. Neogi joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division (based at the IRRI-Bangladesh Office). Dr. Axel Tonini joined as consultant, Social Sciences Division. Dr. M.K. Bashar joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division (based at the IRRI-Bangladesh Office). Mr. Richard Maramis rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (based at the IRRI-Indonesia Office). Dr. U Than Aye joined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division.
Dr. Hak-Soo Suh joined as visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division. Dr. Romeo Labios rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division. Dr. Nwakaego Uzokwe rejoined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division (based at the IRRI-Tanzania Office). Dr. Pachugopal Biswas joined as consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division (based at the IRRI-India Office). Dr. D.S. Brar, consultant, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Rashmi Kushwah, consultant, Training Center (based at the IRRI-India Office), left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Enung Sri Mulyaningsih, visiting research fellow, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Division, left after completion of her assignment.
Ms. Liza Raitzer rejoined as consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, and left after completion of her assignment. Ms. Sue Pretty, consultant, Human Resource Services, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Luigi Concetti, consultant, Food and Housing Services, left after completion of his assignment. Ms. Truong Ngoc Chi, consultant, Social Sciences Division, left after completion of her assignment. Mr. Jay MacLean, consultant, Office of the Deputy Director General for Research, left after completion of his assignment. Mr. Jason Beebout, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. A. Karthikeyan, consultant, T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center, left after completion of his assignment. Dr. Rajiv Pradhan, consultant, Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, left after completion of his assignment.
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Research support services

ANALYTICAL SERVICES LABORATORY ISO 17025 accreditation
The Philippine Accreditation Office (PAO) conducted its first surveillance visit and special assessment of IRRIs Analytical Services Laboratory (ASL) last 6-7 October 2011, almost a year after ASL was awarded its ISO 17025 accreditation as a chemical testing laboratory (see figure). ASL was commended by PAO for the effective implementation of its laboratory management system and maintenance of its technical competence. In addition to the five test methods under its scope of accreditation, PAO recommended nine soil testing methods to be included in its scope of accreditation. ASL succeeded in expanding its scope of accreditation with several important chemical tests. With the ISO 17025 accreditation comes significant improvement in ASL operations. Routine analysis was enhanced. Kjeldahl N digestion was improved with the use of a temperature-controlled hot block digestor; Cd methods for trace levels in plant, grain, soil, and fertilizer samples were developed; and more method validations for other tests not yet included in the scope of accreditation were given priority. Increased efficiency of ASLs in-house-developed LIMS was achieved with the implementation of its new postdata processing and chain of custody modules and bar coding. Very high satisfaction ratings (excellent = 38%, very good = 50%, and good = 12.5%) were given to ASL by its customers as captured in the Web-based customer survey reports.
The bulk of the samples came from CESD (77%) and PBGB (22%) with multielement analysis by ICP-OES the most requested. A small proportion of samples was received from GQNC and external customers for Kjeldahl N, elemental C/N, and stable isotope ratio analysis of 13C and 15N. ASL also provided technical assistance on such topics as determination of detection limits in gas chromatography, activated carbon, chemical analysis of transgenic rice, chemical waste disposal, and ISO 17025 accreditation procedure.
Non-ASL equipment service assistance

ASL performed in-house repair and troubleshooting of all its analytical equipment and has extended its service support to other equipment in CESDe.g., restoring the performance of the weather stations and improving the logging process by replacing a defective humidity sensor and installing an additional soil thermometer; and assisting a research group in handling the atomic absorption spectrometer.
Radioisotope laboratory
ASL, through its radiation safety officer, conducted a Radiation Safety Course for IRRI 32P users on 14-17 Feb 2011. Seven participants from PBGB and the C4 Center learned the safe handling of 32P through lectures and hands-on exercises. Projects assisted through the use of radioisotope laboratory facilities and liaison services of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute were as follows: Rice transformation using disease and pest resistance genes Greenhouse gas emission measurement
Analytical services
ASL performed a total of 87,712 analyses for 23,855 samples received from customers requesting routine analytical services. Plant and grain samples constituted the majority of the samples analyzed (87%); soil samples comprised 10% and solution samples 3% .
PAO certificate of ISO 17025 accreditation to IRRI ASL.
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Staff training
The ASL staff participated in a series of in-house training activities conducted by ASL consultant Carlito R. Barril on the following topics: Method validation pH measurement Statistical techniques for data analysis and quality control Linear correlation and regression analysis Estimation of measurement uncertainty They also participated in the RMQA safety training on fume hood use and chemical safety and the Philippine Alliance of Laboratory Equipment Users seminar on 24-25 Nov 2011. Selected ASL staff attended these other training courses and events: internal audit training as per ISO 17025 standards, IT PHP training, research data management, ICP symposium, RSO training on handling x-ray facilities, and writing research articles for international publication. L. Molina also completed her MS in environmental science, major in environmental chemistry and toxicology, in October from the School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of the Philippines Los Baos.
Breeding Informatics Biometrics and quantitative genetics

Training Four in-house and two in-country training courses were conducted. Our staff served as resource persons in the training courses organized by the Training Center.
Consulting We provided advice and assistance to IRRI scientists, visiting scientists, trainees, and national program scientists in designing experiments, analyzing data, conducting linkage mapping and association analysis, and choosing crossing schemes. Development of analytical tools The following tools for data management, basic and advanced statistical analysis of experimental data, plant breeding trials, and genetic analysis are being developed. All the tools have a user-friendly graphical interface. R-CropStat is a computer program designed for data management and basic statistical analysis of experimental data. It makes use of the R language and environment and is intended to run in any operating system. It provides modules for generating randomization of experimental designs commonly used in crop research, data management, and basic statistical analysis, including descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, single- and multienvironment analysis, t-test, and some nonparametric analyses. PBTools is being developed primarily for plant breeders. It is created using the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) and makes use of functions programmed with the R language. In addition to having a menu-driven interface, it has a wizard, making it easier, especially for new users, to execute all steps from importing data to performing statistical analysis. It currently provides modules for performing single- and multienvironment analysis for selected experimental designs. QGA is being developed for quantitative genetic analysis. It is also developed using Java Eclipse RCP
Course/workshop
Date
Participants (no.) 20 22 18 30
In-house R-CropStat Demo Experimental Design and Data Analysis Using R-CropStat Introduction to R-CropStat Introduction to Gene Mapping: Linkage and Association Mapping In-country Basic Experimental Designs and Data Analysis using R-CropStat in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, University of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan Basic Experimental Designs and Data Analysis using R-CropStat, PhilRice, Nueva Ecija, Philippines Other short-term courses/workshops Rice Breeding Course Rice Production Techniques for Young Researchers (for Africa) Phenotyping for Abiotic Stresses Rice Research and Production for Researchers (for Indonesia) 9-24 Aug 10-28 Oct 27 Oct 11 Nov 15 Nov 2 Dec 30 12 24 15 14-18 Feb 19 3 Feb 14-18 Mar 6-10 Jun 28 Nov 2 Dec
28 Feb 4 Mar
29
New OU for ASL

The ASL was administratively transferred to the Grain Quality and Nutrition Center effective February.
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Research support services and the R language. Currently, QGA performs genetic analyses for commonly used mating designs, including NCI, NCII, NCIII, TTC, and diallel crosses. For each mating design, two experimental designs are available: completely randomized design (CRD) and randomized complete block design (RCBD). Analyses can also be done for single- and multienvironment trials. A Web-based tool is being developed for data management and analysis. The ultimate goal is the development of an integrated and user-friendly system for plant breeders and geneticists. Currently, this tool has functions for querying ICIS DMS, detecting population structure using parametric and nonparametric methods, and conducting association analysis using linear and linear-mixed models, taking genetic relationships and population structure into account. used in the project or study, as well as a list of traits. The trait browser uses trait as entry point with popup charts showing the distribution of values vs study or germplasm. This is useful for researchers who are interested in knowing which germplasm was evaluated for the traits of interest as well as studies conducted involving the traits. They can also look into the field evaluation data and download them in CSV format. StudyMart is a simple data mining tool for retrieval of field trial data using multitrait filters. Users can build their own query using a simple Webbased interface. The results of the query can also be downloaded in CSV format. Improving ICIS To further improve the efficiency of ICIS, the following activities were undertaken: (a) design of an improved relational schema for storing phenotypic data and (b) development of a software component for retrieving data from the database-middleware layer. Creating a new and simplified schema for storing phenotypic data was an essential step in providing flexibility and improving the efficiency in middleware development, which, in turn, is a critical component to achieve a robust and responsive Web-based query tool, especially for the new features mentioned. This query tool was deployed on top of the existing IRIS/ rice database and is publicly accessible at http:// webtools.cropinfo.org. This query tool is a replacement of the IRIS Web site,which can be found at http://iris.irri.org.
ICIS stand-alone tools

Mobile tool ICIS Mobile was developed to record observational data using a hand-held device. This application aims to address problems in data collection such as loss of order when taking sequential data, leading to wrong materials being evaluated, recording the wrong scale of evaluation, and consuming much time in consolidating and digitizing observational data being gathered into a study workbook file. The ICIS Mobile application runs on two different platforms. The first platform is for Pocket PC devices running Windows CE and the second platform is for a Samsung Galaxy Tablet running on Android. Both have features for importing field-book data and a user-friendly data entry interface with data validation and autocomputed values for time-based inputs such as days to flowering. The application also has a record-browsing interface with filtering functionality and the ability to export observational data gathered in text file format. Once data collection is completed, the data can be exported to and integrated with a study workbook in ICIS that can then be uploaded into IRIS. Cross-Predictor The Cross-Predictor tool is a stand-alone application developed using the Java Eclipse RCP. It aims to assist cross-selection based on genotypic value predicted using known genes. It predicts homozygous genotypes and the frequencies generated from a cross (two-way or three-way) by using single seed descent or double haploid; it uses the frequency of desirable genotypes to choose the best crosses.
ICIS Web tools

IRIS Web system The IRIS Web system, which includes a germplasm and breeding data query tool, was further improved and the following new features were added: (a) breeding project and study browser, (b) trait browser, and (c) StudyMart. The breeding project and study browser is capable of showing summary statistics in graphical form (e.g., bar charts and histograms). For example, for each breeding project and study, the frequencies of recorded values relating to germplasm and recorded values for each trait are available in chart form to give users information about the distribution of values. As a standard feature, information about each breeding program and study is also available showing other information such as lists of studies (where applicable), the list of germplasm
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Data management
Thirty-eight yield trials, 3,450 new crosses, more than 185,300 new segregating lines, and 253 INGER trials were recorded in IRIS. In cooperation with the Seed Health Unit (which provides the import listings), 87 batches of imported germplasm materials were recorded in IRIS. An ICIS for Plant Breeder Course for IRRI-ESARO partners was conducted in May in Tanzania. Demonstrations and presentations on ICIS were given to the Rice Breeding Course participants.
To show the power of the social media, our analytics indicate that, during some weeks, the growing number of followers on IRRIs Facebook page has pushed Facebook as high as the number-one referring social medium. Analytics data also show how deeply visitors to the site are engaged if they are referred there via a social site such as Facebook. The real driver for traffic to the site then are referrals made by people on social networks. IRRI Web community In 2011, the CPS Web team, which is the core team for IRRIs Web system, continued to educate, guide, and train the IRRI Web community. To date, there are about 100 staff members in the system, about 40 of whom are active Web community members engaged in managing and providing content in their respective site sections. The CPS Web team conducted for the IRRI Web community a 3-month curriculum-based series of lectures and workshopscalled the IRRI Web Labs about the use of the Web as a medium for engagement. The Labs covered optimizing work on the Web as a system of people, their practices, and their shared information objects. Today, most, if not all, of IRRIs Web community members manage their own sections on irri.org. The CPS Web team continues to determine the design of the system for the community to be able to efficiently and effectively gain from the use of digital and online media. The second annual IRRI Web Summit, which was conducted in January 2012, set in motion IRRIs Web activities for the coming year. As a digital and online R&D group, the threemember CPS Web team works on three facets of 4 of 17
Web publishing and IRRIs Internet footprint COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATIONS SERVICES
Through its visual media, editorial, publishing, Web, and creative support services, CPS designs, packages, and produces a variety of information materials carrying IRRIs messages for various audiences and provides a spectrum of communication services for the Institute. Social media In 2011, IRRI continued to incorporate an online presence on certain social networks and social media. Recognizing that an Internet footprint cannot alone be made by its institutional Web site, IRRI is reaching out to and engaging with its stakeholders and beneficiaries using social media channels and social network sites via online platforms and devices when applicable. For media assets and publications, we are using Google Books (438 publications uploaded with more than 1,149,000 title views, with nearly 13.9 million page views across these titles) Flickr (57,768 images uploaded with nearly 2.5 million total views) YouTube (to date, 438 videos uploaded with more than 535,000 total views) Scribd (637 publications uploaded with 38,232 total views) Blip.tv (15 videos uploaded with more than 1,860 total views) For social utility and topic engagement, we are using, to date, Facebook (more than Twitter (around 2,000 followers)
Traditional books and publications

Through CPS assistance, IRRI produced five titles in 2011: three scientific books, one technical bulletin, and the 2010 annual report on DVD and the Web. Also produced were four issues of Rice Today; three issues of Rice Research for Intensified Production and Prosperity in Lowland Ecosystems (RIPPLE), three issues of the STRASA Newsletter, and one issue of CURE Matters. Currently, around 10 scientific book titles are in the production queue for 2012 and beyond.
Research support services the Webpeople, processes, and technologywith the help of other CPS sections that generate and produce objects for the Web. IRRIs Internet footprint now is expanded by the network of people within IRRI and their respective networks outside of the Institute. The CPS Web team will continue to help enhance the IRRI Web system by providing guidance and training to the IRRI Web community. Site statistics Visits to the site in 2011 were 481,650, an average of about 1,320 visits per day for the year. Of these, there were 2.8 million page views, averaging 4.7 pages per visit. Each visit lasted an average of 3.39 minutes. Demographics. The sites global reach is dominated by Asia: South Asia, Southeast Asia, followed by North America, East Asia, and Western Europe. India, the Philippines, and the United States, in that order, continue to be the top three countries accessing the site. Combined, the Asian continent accounted for 66% of all visits. Traffic to the site that came from search engines came mostly from South and Southeast Asia. India, the Philippines, together with Bangladesh, the United States, and the United Kingdom accounted for 45% of search traffic.
Public Relations Media releases

In 2011, 21 media releases were prepared and distributed: 1. Stop abusing insecticides in rice (16 Dec) Burundi releases two new rice varieties for better lives (15 Dec) 2. Green: the new color of rice (2 Dec) 3. Vietnamese president visits IRRI (27 Oct) 4. Feeding 9 billion mouths a Singapore exhibition (13 Oct) 5. No more no rain, no rice in Bangladesh (7 Oct) 6. Rice breeding brings billions to Southeast Asia (29 Sep) 7. Indian dirt scientist wins international service award (1 Sep) 8. Singapore invests in regional rice security (12 Aug) 9. Women of war turn to rice in Burundi (21 Jul) 10. Chalky discovery could increase value of rice by 25% (14 Jul) 11. Mozambique gets new designer rice (21 Jun) 12. IRRI supports Thai move to stop insecticide use in rice (1 Jun) 13. IRRI and Japan launch rice training program for Africa (18 May) 14. Singaporean to promote philanthropy for food security (20 Apr) 15. New partners join forces against vitamin A deficiency (14 Apr) 16. IRRI gives top varieties to Filipino farmers at field day (28 Feb) 17. IRRI wins award for mobilizing rice knowledge to alleviate hunger (25 Feb) 18. Higher rice production a phone call away for Filipino farmers (24 Jan) 5 of 17
Communication support to the Institute

CPS provides communication support for the entire Institute, including editing, graphic design, art and illustration, audiovisual, photography, video, and printing. For example, in 2011, 55,170 new digital photographs were produced, 45 video programs were produced, and 45 shorter clips were provided for the Bulletin (IRRIs weekly newsletter for staff, BOT, and alumni) and PowerPoint presentations. Also, in 2011, graphic artists produced 90 illustrations, laid out 3,066, pages for publications, and prepared and printed 421 posters on the CPS largeformat printer. IRRI editors worked on more than 2,100, pages for refereed journal articles, more than 470 pages appearing in IRRIs scientific books, plus 54 pages for the International Rice Research Notes, four issues each of Rice Today and the newsletter RIPPLE, and more than 3,200, pages of additional conference papers, abstracts, proposals, posters, donor reports, concept notes, press releases, and other items. The more than 70 long abstracts coming out of the 2010 International Rice Congress that went online in 2011 were the equivalent of a 200-page book.
New visitors continued to increase in all subregions, 50% more than in 2010.
Research support services 19. Nepalese farmers to enjoy bountiful harvest from drought-proof rice (21 Jan) 20. Green Super Rice is coming (14 Jan) previous years, Dr. Robert Zeigler and Dr. Achim Dobermann were frequently requested for interviews, as was Dr. Sam Mohanty. In addition, IRRI hosted 38 media visits to our headquarters (nearly double those of 2010)ranging from foreign correspondents to documentary producers, international journalists, and local journalists. We arranged media attendance at IRRIs farmers field day.
Media contact database

As of 31 Dec 2011, IRRI had 1,292 media contacts recorded in Salesforce, which was an increase of 106 from 2010. These are journalists with whom PR or other OUs have had contact and who were recorded as an institutional contact. During 2011, we transferred distribution of our media releases to a self-subscribe system on the IRRI Web site via Acymailer/Joomla, to which we added pre-existing subscribers (around 2,500), including media and other contacts. By the end of 2011, we had recorded around 6,000 media release subscribers.
Media mentions
In 2011, we recorded 167 media mentions in our database. One topic that received good media attention was the impact assessment of IRRIs rice breeding work by ACIAR. Mentions of IRRI throughout 2011 occurred in numerous major news outlets, including major international news wires (e.g., AFP), internationally recognized media outlets (e.g., the New York Times and the BBC), national media outlets across Asia (e.g., China Daily and Viet Nam News), and major science news outlets (e.g., SciDev.Net and Nature).
Social media
As of 31 December 2011, we had more than 2,300 likes for the IRRI Facebook pageup from 1,000 the previous year. IRRIs Facebook page has become a major director of traffic to the IRRI Web site. We also commenced management of IRRIs Twitter account, which by the end of the year had around 2,000 followers.
Web site contributions

The PR team continued to be a major contributor to the IRRI Web site in the following sections: News and events: media releases and hot topics Our science Staff profiles Country profiles About rice We also facilitated blogs for Dr. Zeigler and Dr. Mohanty.
Media interviews, visits, and events

IRRI continued to receive regular media requests for information and to interview scientists in 2011. As in
Examples of media mentions.

Date 20 Jan 27 Feb 20 Apr 26 May 18 Jul 3 Oct 9 Oct 19 Dec Title Simple bags save the harvest IRRI rolls out high-yielding rice Trial for vitamin A rich rice soon New rice crisis cannot be ruled out: research group Scientists find rice 'chalk' gene, eye yield rise Rice research starts to pay off Time to wake up on rice, secret weapon against Asian upheaval Scientists ramp up sequencing of rice varieties Media outlet Voice of America Manila Bulletin Daily Star (Bangladesh) AFP The Straits Times (Singapore) Viet Nam News The Australian SciDev.Net
Experiment Station
2011 will be remembered for two things at ES: a growing research program and incessant rain. Both of these factors exerted pressure on our systems at ES, stretching our capacities to facilitate the work asked of us. Highlights of the year included making a number of our full-cost-recovery (FCR) charges more understandable and transparent, significant refinements to our administrative processes to allow
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Research support services quicker and more direct response, commissioning two energy-efficient prototype dryers, and creating a multipurpose seeder capable of seeding rice, maize, and other crops. ES released a revised set of FCR charges in mid2011, which reflected our best current estimate of the cost of providing services to IRRI researchers. Land rental, irrigation, and phytotron charges in particular increased substantially. Although this has helped ES cease recording losses each season, these charges have proved a shock to researchers and their programs. ES looks forward to bringing these costs down again through economies of scale, labor efficiencies, energy efficiencies, and infrastructure investments. Production rice The area of production rice declined a little to make way for the increase in research area, a trend that has continued into 2012. As a consequence, ES has now begun sourcing paddy from outside IRRI, which is then milled in our rice mill to supply staff rations. Indeed, IRRI staff prefer ESs production rice, as it is a high-quality variety, harvested and milled to maximize eating quality. ES harvested a total of 406 t of paddy from the 77 ha, with an average yield of 5.2 t ha1. Crop nutrition and protection A total of 71.2 t of chemical fertilizers were applied to both research plots and production rice. These included urea, ammonium sulfate, complete, muriate of potash, solophos, zinc oxide, and zinc sulfate. The choice of fertilizer rate remains somewhat arbitrary, as indicated by the application of potassium to fields that generally have plenty of potassium in the soil and receive more from irrigation water. Similarly, fertilizer application is still predominantly manual. Although experienced hands apply fertilizer reasonably uniformly, this may not be uniform enough for a research institution. We need mechanized application techniques to achieve benchmark uniformity. All ES fields continue to be managed according to an IPM strategydo not apply a pesticide unless the need has been demonstrated and alternatives have been explored. Snails are often managed with the strategic use of field drainage, for example. Weed control has generally been adequate, despite limited use of herbicides, although Leptochloa chinensis is presenting more of a problem in several fields, particularly those that were direct-seeded. The "closed season," scheduled to provide a period of rice-free fields for tungro control, was compromised by wet weather on two occasions in 2011. When confined to wet preparation techniques and when awaiting the go-ahead from users, ES is limited as to the speed at which it can cultivate fields. Even after cultivation, persistent wet conditions allow many mature rice plants to persist in the field, defeating the purpose of the closed season. We urgently need mechanisms of weed control that are both quicker and more efficacious in maintaining clean fields in the closed season. Strategic glyphosate applications should offer such an alternative and they seem to complement cultivation, so this technique is being reintroduced in 2012. Similarly, in early 2012, ES will assume control over the timing and method of field preparation, to ensure timely operations.
Field maintenance group

Land use A total of 211 ha were dedicated to research, an increase of 13 ha from 2010, whereas production rice declined to 77 ha (ES Table 1). PBGB was again the biggest land user, occupying 161 ha.
ES Table 1. Land use (ha) at ES, by OU, 2011. User PBGB CESD GRC GQNPC C4 Research total ES Total Dry season 81.9 12.2 6.8 0.3 1.6 102.7 43.6 146.3 Wet season 79.6 19.9 5.6 0.9 2.7 108.7 33.8 142.5 Total 161.4 32.1 12.4 1.2 4.3 211.4 77.4 288.8
Field operations group

The field operations group diligently prepared the fields and maintained roads as required. The persistently wet conditions presented them with the aforementioned challenge to prepare fields on time when relying heavily on rototilling. Similarly, persistent wet conditions and a grader renowned for breaking down made road maintenance more difficult. A new grader and a road stabilization program planned in 2012 should help our roads greatly. Late in 2011, the field operations group faced up to the challenge of constructing wide bunds on a significant portion of the ES. These bunds will consume a truckload of soil for every 4 m of bund, so the task stretches at least 2 years ahead of us. Success in this massive earthmoving exercise will see 3-m-wide bunds between fields, which will allow 7 of 17
Research support services much better access for land preparation, pesticide and fertilizer application, all field operations for researchers, and even high-precision plant monitoring in some circumstances. Success begins with the first steps, which were taken in late 2011.
Greenhouses, screenhouses, and phytotron

Both the greenhouses and screenhouses remained in high demand during 2011. Average occupancy was 96% for greenhouses and 100% for screenhouses, although less-than-full use of reserved space remains an issue. In 2011, ES reintroduced an insect-monitoring program in the greenhouses and screenhouses, which allows insect infestations to be dealt with in a more timely fashion, and also allows some analysis of the efficacy of the pesticides and application techniques that ES uses. After the release of the new FCR charges, usage in the phytotron gradually declined in late 2011. Many researchers felt that the charges for the indoor growth chambers, in particular, were too high to permit their use. Given the large proportion of the cost being represented by electricity to cool and light the facility and drive ventilation, little can be done with the current facility. ES continues to explore ways to reduce this cost, and new facilities should offer substantial energy savings and hence lower cost.
Irrigation and drainage services

The irrigation and drainage system, the lifeblood of experiments here at IRRI, especially in the dry season, generally provided a reliable water supply in 2011. Its capacity was tested later in the dry season as crop demand peaked and rainfall diminished, particularly in the upland section of ES. A total of 152 ha of lowland fields and 15 ha of upland fields were supplied in the wet season. In the dry season, the area was 159 ha in the lowland and 7.3 ha in the upland. Irrigating the upland fields in the dry season is especially demanding, as pressurized supply is required several times a week using our portable pumps. Unfortunately, we know little about what volumes of water were applied. We are blessed with a thorough network of reticulated supply that makes it easy to supply any field when required and of drains installed (through the vision of Dr. Ernest Nunn) that give us easy access to field drainage when and where required. We are not blessed, however, with the ability to control drainage from the field or the ability to catch and recycle this drainage. In 2011, we constructed prototype overflow-type drainage inlets and also began planning for a drainage-recycling system to overcome these deficiencies.
materials into modicum revenues. The small project on vermi-composting succeeded in converting biodegradable wastes into useful soil conditioners. This initiative also attracted some residents at the staff housing, which could eventually reduce the amount of household and kitchen wastes being disposed of in garbage bins. The deployment of the skip loader truck with 10 units of 3-m3-sized skip bins provided much ease in declogging greenhouse/screenhouse zones of soil and plant wastes that are openly disposed of in waste bins. The collection and hauling schedule also proved to be helpful to researchers at the greenhouse/screenhouse facilities in tidying up the working areas.
Equipment, fabrication, repair, and maintenance

Machine shop staff continued to repair and maintain the fleet of tractors, implements, and other machines at ES. In particular, a steady stream of front-axle-bearing replacements was required in the tractors that work long hours in the mud. Moving away from heavy reliance on wet cultivation would reduce this task. The machine shop staff oversaw several construction projects in 2011. A new dryer was built that uses waste heat from an air-conditioning unit; a second dryer was built that draws heat from hot water to dry harvested samples. Both dryers demanded a lot of creativity and, at times, long repetitive work, but the staff rose to the challenge. Similarly, our three-point-linkage disc drill was renovated so as to seed either rice or maize into a cultivated or uncultivated seedbed. The result is a very clever creation
Grounds maintenance
Keeping the IRRI campus lawns and landscape in good shape for the attraction of visitors and comfort of staff was the main concern of the grounds crew of ES-Bioenvironment. The regular schedule of garbage collection and hauling every Monday and Thursday maintained clean and well-kept surroundings. The main issue on proper waste segregation, especially on the campus, is still prevailing in spite of efforts to provide orientation to constituents and put labels on waste bins. With the new contractor for garbage collection, the ES also generated and converted plastics, papers, and other recyclable
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Research support services that is unknown in the commercial world and fits our requirements very well. It will undergo further refinement in 2012 to improve seed placement (see photo below). In 2011, ES began a program of testing our mechanical threshers. We face unquantified crosscontamination between samples threshed in at least some of these threshers. Assessing cross-contamination against a common benchmark allows ES to identify threshers that need repairs, alterations, or even replacement. Perhaps the highlight of 2011 in the machine shop was the rapid repair of two old dump trucks and the gradual repair of the old Mitsubishi bulldozer. The dump trucks were consigned to the grave but were skillfully repaired and are now a crucial part of importing soil for our new wide bunds. The bulldozer has great strategic value, as its light weight and wide tracks help it float on very soft soil, which is a common enemy for much of the year. This equipment has now rejoined the fleet, with great benefit to ES.
Administration
Our administrative staff fill perhaps the least recognized but most central role in ES. They continue to do this with great diligence and patience. Several parts of ES administration were refined in 2011 with the help of our information management specialist. The IES02 request process, which begins almost any action on ES, is now fully online and its handling upon receipt has been further automated. Likewise, the IES01 land reservation request is now online. Space reservation in the greenhouses and screenhouses is now online, making the process more direct and importantly more transparent, which should increase the efficiency of their usage over time. Internally, we have digitized our own warehouse inventory, which enables us to use stocks where we have them, buy when we need to, and, hopefully, in time, forecast this in advance a little better than in the past. Finally, ES has supported the administrative processes of Top Gem Cooperative to both provide and account for manual labor as requested in as timely a fashion as possible.
and pamphlets, it also provides access to more than 40,000 rice articles, electronic books, and journals. The LDS continues to offer its services to both internal and external clients.
Collection development
The Acquisition Unit of the LDS has continuously built a comprehensive rice literature collection and various agricultural research materials to support IRRIs rice research (LDS Table 1). This is being done through careful and intensive selection and evaluation of materials that are to be included in the resource pool. Books Added to the collection were 184 new titles, 74 of which are mainly about rice research and the rest on related subjects.
LDS Table 1. Collection development in 2011. Publication type Monographs (books, pamphlets) Print Electronic Theses (print and electronic) DVDs/video cassettes CDs Rice articles (print) Rice articles (pdf) Total collection (print and digital) excluding journals Online databases Linked to Web site Subscribed 4 1 76 4 Added in 2011 479 184 10 27 8 56 10 5,970 6,744 4,802 244 240 27,886 31,065 185,034 Total collection 120,797
Library and Documentation Service

The IRRI Library and Documentation Services (LDS) continues to be the hub of all research activities of IRRI, playing a significant role in facilitating the creation and dissemination of knowledge. Its range of services, comparable with those of the best libraries in the world, includes reference and consultation, online public access catalog and circulation, document delivery, resource sharing, information alert service, and ICT-enabled Web-based services. Besides holding an excellent print collection of more than 200,000 volumes of books, journals, theses, reports,
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Research support services E-books and E-readers The Library bought eight E-readers for the use of the IRRI community. There were also 15 E-books (agricultural titles) purchased. E-journals The Library continued to enhance access to publications by adding 59 free electronic journals. Our free E-journal collection has now reached 1,897. Subscriptions The Library has online subscriptions to 386 journals and 30 journals in print, totaling 416. As subscription to these journals is very costly and as part of the CGIARLISC mandate, the Library shares 90 journal subscriptions with the Consortium to reduce costs. Rice articles Rice articles (10) that were not available from the library journal subscriptions were purchased. Around mid-2011, rice articles were acquired from the Current Contents Connect: 691 rice articles were recorded either for downloading from the library journal subscriptions or to fill requests from authors. Books and subscriptions for other units Book purchases and subscriptions for other units of IRRI are facilitated by the Library. LDS was able to buy 92 books and 7 articles and facilitated 15 subscriptions for other offices (LDS Table 2).
LDS Table 2. Journal collection in 2011. Acquisition mode Journal subscriptions (paid) Print 27 Electronic 87 Joint subscriptions 43 Journal titles received as gifts or in exchange Journal titles available via ScienceDirect subject collections (free in 2009 only) Freely available E-journals linked to LDS Web site Total active journals Total current E-journals accessible to IRRI staff on campus Paid subscription 87 ScienceDirect 195 Free E-journals from the Web Archival E-journals 1,144 195 1,582 3,035 1,864 Titles (no.) 114
ers, were added. Also made available were 66 theses and dissertations; of the 28 IRRI-assisted theses, 26 full-text versions were linked. Overall, we added 762 new titles to the collection.
Other activities
The Library donated 205 titles to three institutions. Two academic institutions were visited this year as part of the units information-sharing activity. Library personnel were able to share their best practices with colleagues and expand their library network as well.
LDS services
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193 new titles purchased by the Library and 88 titles by other IRRI units. The collection has further grown with the inclusion of 479 titles from many authors and partner organizations. Of these, 34 electronic resources, fully accessible through dedicated computAgriculture (nonrice) Rice or rice-related Human resources and management Political science, law, and education History, geography, literarture, and art Environment and ecology Socioeconomic development Information, computer science, and technology Distribution of 2011 collection, by subject.
Library Web site and OPAC database The number of online users of the LDS Web site increased notably. There were 3,570 unique visitors for the year, with 14,872 page views and 7,327 visits. All these were external clients. The OPAC is one of the most heavily used databases of the Library and is accessible 24/7 via the Library Web page. Besides listing all the documents
Books Theses Articles and related materials Electronic resources For IRRI units
Collection organization
LDS has persevered to maintain the largest and most comprehensive collection of rice and rice-related literature. The Library has increased its collection with
Distribution of 2011 collection, by type of materials.
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Research support services available in the Library, it allows on-line renewal, circulation, and status identification of a particular book. The OPAC is searchable by author, title, words in the title, call number, subject, and several other fields. Reference, consultation, and circulation Reference Service helps users make full use of library resources and services. It assists users in locating information or documents of their choice. The Library loaned 2,085 books and other documents to clients during the year. In addition to IRRI researchers, 2,543 walk-in clients, including students, research scholars, and faculty members from nearby universities, used the Library. In April, the Library started opening at lunch time to accommodate more users. The Ask the Librarian link encourages users to use the reference service virtually. The Wi-Fi facility in the reading area gives users seamless access to electronic resources. Sharing of resources The Library maintains excellent relations with libraries of the CGIAR, UPLB, ADB, and other institutions around the world through the exchange of books, journals, and photocopies of other materials (LDS Tables 3 and 4). Information alert service The Library continued to provide topic-based alerts to staff covering the following subjects: rice and starch, rice tolerance, rice and yield loss, rice and disease, rice and sheath blight, rice and IPM, transgenic environment, rice and zinc, transgenic crops, roots and drought, drought-QTL-rice, and sheath blightblast spots.
LDS Table 3. Information services provided to CGIAR centers and other institutions. Institution ADB AfricaRice Bioversity CIFOR CIAT CIP ICIPE ICARDA ICRISAT IFPRI IITA ILRI IWMI IRRI ICRAF CIMMYT Documents delivered (no.) 6 4 45 6 5 69 1 7 60 10 2 5 9 341 6 4
LDS Table 4. Information services provided, by country. Country Australia Bangladesh Belgium Brazil China Egypt India Indonesia Iran Italy Malaysia Peru Philippines Spain Syria Uganda Uruguay USA Vietnam Documents delivered (no.) 1 5 1 1 5 8 44 1 3 4 1 14 128 1 2 2 1 7 3
Rice bibliography
An integral part of the LDS is the Rice Bibliography section where scholarly articles on rice are processed. Indexing the articles is its flagship project. Processed entries are available in both print (Rice Literature Update) and electronic format, which can be accessed through the rice database. The rice database continues to grow to provide researchers with convenient and instant access to the worlds rice technical literature. Last year, the section indexed 1,013 bibliographic records in the database; downloaded 1,292 rice articles in pdf from free and subscription online journals; and provided links to 5,970 full-text rice articles in pdf within the database for easier access.
Staff development
The Library has a team of talented and dedicated people who were involved in various academic activities. During the year, they presented papers in seminars and conferences, delivered lectures in various training programs, served on various committees as resource persons, and guided research staff to meet their information needs.
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Events and Visitors Office

The Institute welcomed 26,327 visitors in 2011 (EVO Table 1). These included distinguished guests such as His Excellency Troung Tan Sang, president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, five ambassadors, 43 government officials, various members of the diplomatic community, and representatives of donor and international organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and the Australian Agency for International Development.
EVO Table 1. IRRI visitors, by group, in 2011. Visitor group Students Faculty members, university staff, parents Donors Staff of UN agencies, CGIAR, etc. Scientists, researchers Private sector Media Farmers Staff of government agencies Government officials/politicians Representatives of nongovernment organizations Religious groups Conference participants Tourists Others Total Philippines 17,498 1,848 38 232 45 299 15 784 922 4 407 119 69 11 498 22,789 Asia 624 133 63 45 105 543 14 20 264 30 160 14 150 419 73 2,657 USA 128 24 28 6 8 38 3 0 3 0 83 1 0 15 79 416 South America 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 North America 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 6 2 0 0 13 39 Australia 5 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 Europe 107 36 19 6 9 30 6 1 2 3 17 60 8 3 22 329 Africa 0 0 4 9 32 0 0 0 17 0 3 0 10 0 0 75 Total 18,366 2,046 153 298 202 912 38 812 1,208 43 676 196 237 448 692 26,327
Distinguished visitors in 2011

Members of the diplomatic corps H.E. Luca Fornari, ambassador of the Italian Republic to the Philippines, and Mr. Joseph Kalingag, commercial officer, Embassy of the Italian Republic to the Philippines, 21 Jan H.E. Stephen Lillie, ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines, and party, 22 Mar H.E. Christopher Thornley, ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, and party, 12 May H.E. S.A.O. Egurube, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Philippines, and party, 23 Sep H.E. Thierry Borja de Mozota, ambassador of the Republic of France to the Philippines, and party, 23 Nov Legislators and government officials H.E. Truong Tan Sang, president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and party, 27 Oct Hon. Dennis Araullo, assistant secretary, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA), and party, 27 Jan
Mr. Akio Isomata, minister for economic affairs, and Mr. Takehiko Sakata, first secretary (agriculture), Embassy of Japan, 8 Mar Mr. Dante Delima, director, Bureau of Plant Industry, and coordinator, National Rice Program, and party, 8 Jul Ms. Janet Stormes, professional staff member, United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Ms. Dorothy Rayburn, congressional liaison officer, and party, 27 Aug Dr. Eufemio Rasco, Jr., executive director, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), 30 Sep
Representatives of various organizations Dr. David Bergvinson, senior program officer, and Dr. Brian Love, program officer, Science and Technology, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), 7 Jan Ms. Diane Scott, public affairs and communications officer, Global Development Policy and Advocacy, BMGF, 24 Jan Dr. Jean-Marcel Ribaut, director, Generation Challenge Program, 31 Jan Ms. Lucy Sutro, managing director, Fleming Family Partners, and Mr. Simon Cox, principal, Savanna Capital Management Limited, 2 Mar Dr. Romel Carlos, operations officer and program manager for Sustainable Energy, Finance Advisory Services, Philippines; Anup Jagwani, princi12 of 17
Research support services pal investment officer, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services Department; and Ms. Patricia Wycoco, investment officer, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services Department, International Finance Corporation, 17 Mar Mr. Rikin Gandhi, chief executive officer, Digital Green, New Delhi, India, 17 Mar Mr. Robert van Zwieten, director, Capital Markets and Financial Sectors Division (PSCM), Private Sector Operations Department; and Mr. Stefan Hruschka, principal investment specialist, PSCM, and head of Project Administration Unit, Asian Development Bank (ADB), 17 Mar Mr. Owen Williams, segment manager, SAK HMC, Leica Geosystems Technologies Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 23 Mar Dr. Andrew Green, director, Environment, Health and Sustainability, International Zinc Association, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 4 Apr Mr. Rafael Alunan III, president, Lopez Group Foundation, Inc., and party, 7 Jun Mr. Tony Tan Caktiong, chairman and chief executive officer, Jollibee Foods Corporation, and party, 23 Jun Mr. Herve Thieblemont, ICS rice business manager APAC, and Mr. Chu Viet Ha, global head of Rice Seeds Portfolio, Syngenta, 1 Jul Ms. Clara Reyes Lapus, president, Mama Sita Foundation, Inc., 18 Jul Dr. Natalie DiNicola, director, Sustainable Yield Initiative Development Partnerships, Monsanto, 5 Aug Mr. Geoff Lucraft, president and chief executive officer, Philippine Christian Foundation, Inc., 31 Aug Dr. Anil Menon, senior research scientist II, Global Insecticide Research, BASF, RTP, North Carolina, USA, 6 Sep
EVO Table 2. International and regional conferences, workshops, symposia, and meetings hosted and co-sponsored by IRRI in 2011.a Date 5-7 Jan 10 Jan 25-27 Jan 2-4 Feb 15 Feb 21-23 Feb 22 Feb 28 Feb 22 Mar 23-25 Mar 13-15 Apr 5-6 May 24-25 May 30-31 May 9 Jun 25 Jul-5 Aug 26 Jul-18 Aug 29 Aug 13-15 Sep 20-22 Sep 3-8 Oct 25 Oct 27 Oct-10 Nov 21-26 Nov 29-30 No 7-9 Dec 14-16 Dec
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Title C4 Rice Annual Planning Meeting Syngenta Business Meeting Golden Rice Communications Strategic Planning Meeting Cyber-Village Phase 2: Luzon Workshop Seminar on Implementation Experience and Regulatory Compliance to DA-AO 8 Asia Regional HR Heads Meeting Rice Advisory Board Meeting IRRI-DA Farmers Day HRDC Annual Meeting GRiSP Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop IRRI Board of Trustees Meeting CCARA Annual Project Meeting Golden Rice IBC Team Meeting Workshop on Developing Financial Products for Precision Agricultural Products and Services for Small-Holder Rice Farmers FIN Management Workshop Training-Workshop on Technology Evaluation and Impact Assessment CGIAR OCS Process Workshop Concluding Meeting of the GSR Asian Annual Review GCP Project Meeting/ Workshop ICON Project Workshop GRiSP Asia Review and Global Science Forum 15th CORRA Annual Meeting Training Workshop on Phenotyping for Abiotic Stresses in Rice Country Office Representatives Week Sustainable Rice Platform Meeting Digital ICT Workshop C4 Rice Annual Meeting
Participants (no.) 60 7 20 45 100 10 10 700 70 15 15 45 40 30 35 23 22 45 28 51 56 16 24 20 25 67 60
Countries represented (no.) 9 1 4 1 1 4 5 1 3 8 11 2 4 4 2 10 7 3 6 2 19 16 12 11 5 11 9
All held at IRRI headquarters.
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Research support services Dr. Fabrizio Bresciani, senior agricultural economist, Sustainable Development Department East Asia and Pacific, Indonesia, World Bank Office, Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 Sep Ms. Maria Herrero, global regulatory manager, and Ms. Jayne Walz, regulatory manager, Valent Biosciences Corporation, 30 Sep Prof. Tim Wheeler, deputy chief scientific adviser, Department for International Development, United Kingdom, 6 Oct Dr. Lee Young-Yi, researcher, National Academy of Agricultural Science, South Korea, 21 Nov Media TV crew from Agence de Presse-LPBV-Elle est pas belle la vie!,11 Jan Mr. Thilo Thielke, correspondent, Der Spiegel, 12 Jan Mr. Carl Gierstorfer, journalist, Deutsche Welle, Berlin, Germany, 17 Jan Ms. Carol Selva Rajah, crew executive producer, Grasshopper in the Field, 25 Jan Mr. Eric San Juan, journalist, Agence Efe, 2 Feb TV crew from Mel and Joey, GMA Network, Inc., 16 Feb TV crew from Why Not?, ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc., 8 Mar Mr. Michael Lenz, correspondent, Wissenschaft Online, Germany, 8 Mar Media crew from The Asahi Shimbun, 22 Mar Mr. Ernst Herb, Asia correspondent, Finanz und Wirtschaft (Zurich), 21 Jun Ms. Hana Saito, journalist, The Japan Agricultural News, 28 Jun Mark Zavadskiy, chief Asia correspondent, Expert, 18 Aug Mr. Sam Eaton, journalist, Marketplace, 1 Sep
Riceworld Museum and Exhibits Office

IRRI organized a two-in-one exhibit during the Philippine National Rice Awareness Month in November at SM City, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines. The exhibit featured newly developed GRiSP information posters that summarize IRRI technologies and projects. The exhibit was done in tandem with an art exhibit by Paul R. Hilario and Manuel Bactong, Jr. of Riceworld Museum. The art exhibit was about the influence of rice in culture. Two of the artworks were featured in the 2012 IRRI and The Rice Trader calendars. In 2011, the Riceworld Museum and Exhibits Office (RMEO) also participated in four other exhibitions: Wonderama, Syensaya, Baker Hall, UPLB, July Rice Exhibit at Learning Links Academy, South Forbes City, Silang, Cavite, September DTI exhibit, SM Calamba, October SSD exhibit, DA, Quezon City, October The Riceworld Museum was closed to the public in September 2011 to pave the way for renovation and construction of a new rice gallery. It reopened in January 2012. The RMEO conducted a thorough inventory and appraisal of IRRI-owned artworks at IRRI headquarters and at the IRRI Guesthouse. The Vicente Reyes painting in Umali Hall was professionally restored. The Office also coordinated with the International Rice Genebank in growing and multiplying various Philippine rice varieties to assist the newly opened Mind Museum at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, in putting up a rice display.
Seed Health Unit Phytosanitary certification

The Seed Health Unit (SHU) issued 600 phytosanitary certificates covering 89,462 nontransgenic seedlots (2,593 kg) sent to 55 countries worldwide from January to December 2011 (SHU Table 1). By region, Southeast Asia received the highest total number of shipments (233) and seedlots (24,384;1,529 kg). In addition, through the SHU, 22 phytosanitary certificates covering 739 transgenic seedlots (66 kg) were issued and sent to 10 countries worldwide (SHU Table 2). North America received the highest total number of shipments (8) and seedlots (195; 64 kg). SHU Table 3 shows the nature of shipments, regional destinations, and corresponding total number of shipments and seedlots. The highest number of shipments was for nontransgenic rice seeds: 548 covering 87,165 seedlots (2,567 kg); these were sent to 10 regions worldwide. The exported materials came from different organizational units: C4 Rice Center, Development Office (DO), Grain Quality and Nutrition Center (GQNC), Intellectual Property Management Unit (IPMU), Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology (PBGB), Seed Health Unit (SHU), and T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center (TTC-GRC) (SHU Tables 4a and 4b). PBGB sent the highest number of nontransgenic and transgenic shipments with 354 shipments (covering 74,402 seedlots and weighing 2,225 kg) and 10 shipments (covering 338 seedlots and weighing 63 kg), respectively. The nontransgenic shipments included dehulled seeds, milled and polished rice, paddy seeds, and wild rice seeds, whereas the transgenic shipments included unhulled seeds,
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Research support services dehulled seeds, polished Golden Rice, and milled Golden Rice. Fifty-five phytosanitary certificates covering 36,066 seedlots (915 kg) were also issued to INGERPBGB for their nursery seed distribution to 29 countries worldwide (SHU Table 5). By region, East Asia received the most shipments, 15, while Southeast Asia got the highest number of seedlots, 15,752. The different fungi detected with corresponding affected seedlots and detection levels are shown in SHU Table 6. Routine seed health tests conducted on 3,487 nontreated, outgoing seedlots showed that Curvularia spp. affected 96.4% of the seedlots, followed by Trichoconis padwickii (92.2%), Phoma spp. (80.6%), Nigrospora spp. (49.9%), Sarocladium oryzae (47.7%), Bipolaris oryzae (26.9%), Fusarium moniliforme (24.4%), Microdochium oryzae (17.5%), Tilletia barclayana (10.1%), Pyricularia oryzae (1.7%), and Aphelenchoides besseyi (0.6%). All exported rice seeds were cleaned for objects of quarantine importance and their health status tested. These were treated using standard ASEAN seed treatment methodshot water 5257 C/15 min. This was followed by fungicide slurry treatment with benomyl and mancozeb, both at 0.1% by seed weight, except for countries that do not allow seed treatment. Fumigation with phosphine was also administered to all outgoing seeds. revealed that Curvularia spp. affected 100% of the seedlots, followed by T. padwickii, 88.1%; Phoma spp., 75.9%; Nigrospora spp., 69.2%; B. oryzae, 22.2%; S. oryzae, 11.0%; F. moniliforme, 5.6%; A. besseyi; 3.3%, M. oryzae; 0.5%, P. oryzae, 0.2%; and T. barclayana, 0.03%. rice seeds (590 seedlots weighing 0.6 kg); GQNC received four shipments of rice flour and rice seeds (379 seedlots weighing 70 kg); and CESD received two incoming shipments of rice seeds (2 seedlots weighing 15 kg). A post-entry examination conducted on 3,844 incoming seedlots showed that, of the visually inspected seedlots, none were contaminated with weed seeds, damaged by insects, or had soil particles. In terms of general quality, 3,456 seedlots (89.9%) were under category 3 (SHU Table 12). Seed health tests on 338 incoming, nontreated seedlots showed that T. padwickii affected 85.2% of the seedlots, followed by Curvularia spp., 80.2%; Phoma spp., 41.4%; S. oryzae, 39.1%; T. barclayana, 30.5%; Nigrospora spp., 29.9%; F. moniliforme, 25.2%; M. oryzae, 24.9%; B. oryzae, 24.0%; P. oryzae, 2.01%; and A. besseyi, 0.60% (SHU Table 13). The prescribed ASEAN standard treatments were applied to all incoming seeds.
Post-entry clearance
Eighty-one incoming nontransgenic seed shipments (14,090 seedlots weighing 1,341 kg) from 26 countries were also processed for post-entry clearance from January to December (SHU Table 8). By region, South Asia had the highest total number of shipments (21), while East Asia registered the highest total number of seedlots (6,171). In addition, five incoming transgenic seed shipments from five countries were also processed through the SHU for postentry clearance (SHU Table 9). The highest number of seedlots came from Oceania (590). The nature of incoming shipments and origin with corresponding total number of shipments, total number of seedlots, and total weight are shown in SHU Table 10. Nontransgenic rice seeds comprised the highest incoming shipments in terms of total number of shipments (65) and total number of seedlots (13,831), weighing 1,075 kg. The consignees of these seed shipments are shown in SHU Table 11. PBGB received 68 shipments (7,027 seedlots weighing 666 kg), which included four shipments of transgenic rice seeds (187 seedlots weighing 12 kg). The TTC-GRC got seven shipments of nontransgenic rice seeds covering 5,083 seedlots and weighing 596 kg; the C4 Rice Center received five incoming shipments (2,376 seedlots weighing 6 kg), which included one shipment of transgenic
Material Transfer Agreements

The different types of MTA for outgoing (exported) and incoming (imported) transgenic and nontransgenic rice seeds/grains are shown in SHU Tables 14a and 14b, respectively. There were 744 various MTAs issued for 677 outgoing (exported) shipments covering 126,267 seedlots (3,574 kg). Of these, 702 were standard MTAs issued for 616 shipments covering 113,668 seedlots (2,964 kg). On the other hand, 86 various MTAs were received for 86 shipments of rice seeds covering 14,867 seedlots (1,353 kg). Forty-one incoming shipments covering 7,802 seedlots (937 kg) were accompanied by a standard MTA.
Advance testing for TTC-GRC seeds

The health status of 5,323 GRC seedlots was assessed before storage. The different fungi detected with corresponding detection level and number of affected seedlots are shown in SHU Table 7. Routine seed health testing of 3,360 nontreated seedlots
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Crop health inspection

Crop health inspections were conducted on postentry quarantine areas and GRC, PBGB, CESD, and GQNPC seed multiplication plots during the 2011 dry and wet seasons at three different crop stages. SHU Table 15 shows the different diseases observed on the seeds with the corresponding percentage of prevalence. Among incoming materials planted during the dry and wet seasons, no disease was observed at the seedling stage. During the dry season, the most prevalent disease observed at tillering and maturity stages was tungro, 3.0% and 3.8%, respectively. This was also true in both stages during the wet season; tungro prevalence was 23.3% and 20.5%, respectively. On the other hand, no seedling-stage disease was observed on materials planted in multiplication plots during the dry season. The most prevalent disease observed at tillering was bacterial leaf streak (0.9%); at maturity, the most prevalent was false smut (1.1%). During the wet season, the most prevalent disease of the seedlings was bakanae (0.1%). The most prevalent wet-season disease was bacterial leaf streak: 9.3% during tillering and 7.7% at maturity.
200 samples; North America, 20 shipments covering 2,830 samples; Oceania, 7 shipments covering 1,296 samples; South Asia, 7 shipments covering 390 samples; Southeast Asia, 20 shipments covering 1,250 samples; sub-Saharan Africa, 2 shipments covering 2 samples, and West Asia and North Africa, 1 shipment covering 43 samples. In addition, a total of 16 shipments covering 670 various transgenic samples were processed for phytosanitary certification and sent to 8 countries worldwide (SHU Table 17). By region, East Asia got 3 shipments covering 22 samples; Europe and Central Asia, 6 shipments covering 402 samples; North America, 5 shipments covering 169 samples; and Oceania, 2 shipments covering 77 samples. SHU Table 18 shows the sources and total number of transgenic and nontransgenic NSBM and soil sample shipments exported by IRRI. The nature and corresponding number of samples sent by different organizational units are also shown in this table. The C4 Rice Center sent 28 shipments covering 1,790 samples; CESD sent 27 shipments covering 4,382 samples; TTC-GRC sent 6 shipments covering 6,157 samples; and PBGB sent 74 shipments covering 5,697 samples. Incoming (imported) Forty-eight shipments (covering 11,501 samples) coming from eight regions were also processed for post-entry clearance (SHU Table 19). The nature of incoming materials with corresponding total number of shipments and total number of samples are also shown in this table. The highest number of shipments came from Europe and Central Asia with 19, while the highest number of samples came from Southeast
Asia with 7,820. The highest number of samples was nontransgenic rice leaves with 5,480 samples sent by Vietnam, followed by transgenic rice leaves (dead) with 2,470 samples sent by Taiwan. The recipients of these incoming materials were ASL with 9 shipments covering 33 samples; C4 Rice Center with 12 shipments covering 2,668 samples; CESD with 8 shipments covering 1,382 samples; and PBGB with 19 shipments covering 7,418 samples (SHU Table 20). Monitoring of disposal and movement of transgenics Part of SHUs responsibility is to coordinate with different organizational units and assist plant quarantine service officers in monitoring the disposal and movement of transgenic materials. SHU Table 21 shows the sources and nature of disposals, while SHU Table 22 shows the sources and nature of movements.
Workshops, training courses, and visitors

SHU also participated in the following activities coordinated by the Training Center and/or National Program Relations: 1) orientation of OJTs, postdoctoral fellows, MS and PhD research scholars, and interns from different organizational units; and 2) training workshops such as the Rice Production Course with 28 participants from different countries, Rice Research for African participants, Season-Long Training of Trainers on Sustainable Rice Production for agricultural workers of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Quezon provinces, and OJTs from DA-BAR. Visitors included the following: NARES breeders Dr. Zhao Dule and Mr. Then Rathmuny (Cambodia), Dr. Ashu-
Nonseed biological materials and soil samples

Outgoing (exported) Through SHU, a total of 119 shipments covering 17,356 various nontransgenic samples were processed for phytosanitary certification and sent to 24 countries worldwide (SHU Table 16). By region, East Asia received 19 shipments covering 6,949 samples; Europe and Central Asia, 40 shipments covering 4,390 samples; Latin America, 1 shipment covering
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tosh Kumar Mall and Dr. Rupinder Kaur (India), and Mr. Rambaran Yadav (Nepal); Korean visitors from RDA: Dr. Young-Ah Jeon, Ms. Jeong Hye Park, Dr. Seo-Jun Park, Mr. Mi-Na Park, and Dr. Hyun-Hu Park;
Mr. Kelan Evans and Ms. Wilhelmina Santos-Ousley, United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, International Service, Manila; and students from Central Luzon State
University, Muoz, Nueva Ecija, and UP Los Baos, College, Laguna.
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Financial Support from Donors

Summary of financial support to IRRIs research agenda in 2011 and 2010 (US$000)
2011 Asian Development Bank Australia Bangladesh Bayer CropScience AG Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Canada Canadian International Development Agency Challenge Programs Generation HarvestPlus Water and Food China Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CGIAR Centers and Consortium Africa Rice Center Bioversity International CGIAR/System-wide Genetic Resources Programme/ Special Program Impact Assessment CGIAR Fund Windows 1 & 2a International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics International Food Policy Research Institute Cornell University European Commission Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations France Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation/German Agency for Technical Cooperation Global Crop Diversity Trust 614 993 232 612 476 271
a
2011 Grand Challenges in Global Health through Albert - Ludwigs University of Friedburg Hybrid Rice Research and Development Consortium India Indonesia International Atomic Energy Association International Fertilizer Industry Association, International Plant Nutrition Institute, International Potash Institute 106 1,488 31 5,197 45 823 7 5 752 191 115 382 1,232 209 50 14 71 4,908 89 71 62 1,102 88,030 241 443 309 45
2010 389 324 479 1 122 997 48 5,681 50 824 14 409 5 562 234 6 169 929 547 2,001 93 80 2,533 6,738 70 2,766 93 742 56,828
2010 871 2,866 100 88 16,838 1,273 1,011 1,047 88 223 1,245 13 68 46
1,537 5,158 237 18,967 74 1,209 285 975 169 1,376 88 2
International Fund for Agricultural Development Iran Japan Kellogg Foundation Korea Malaysia Norway Nunhems BV Philippines Pioneer Hi-Bred International Plan International Cambodia Portugal Rockefeller Foundation Sweden Switzerland Syngenta Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Vietnam World Bank World Vision, Inc. Others Totala
35,653 23 459 93 150 1,401 95 275 331 88 292 1,526 35 491
The CGIAR Fund Window contribution includes $12,316,000 that was spent by AfricaRice and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture for carrying out Global Rice Science Partnership activities.
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Australian Centre For International Agricultural Research

Rice-based systems in Ayeyarwaddy delta project in Burma (DRPC2011-06), 12/02/201112/09/2011 Climate change affecting land use in the Mekong Delta: adaptation of rice-based cropping systems (CLUES), (DRPC2010-02), 03/01/2011-02/28/2015
(Iran-IRRI Collaborative Project) (DRPC2011-24), 01/01/2011-12/31/2013 Development of high-yielding rice varieties with Sadri quality (Iran-IRRI Collaborative Project) (DRPC2011-26), 01/01/2011-12/31/2013 Identification and application of resistance sources to improve rice resistance to sheath blight disease (Iran-IRRI Collaborative Project) (DRPC2011-27), 01/01/2011-12/31/2011 Site-specific management in irrigated rice system in north of Iran (Iran-IRRI Collaborative Project), (DRPC2011-28), 01/01/2011-12/31/2013
Facilitating interdisciplinary on-farm research on carbon, nitrogen, and water budgets in rice-dominated landscapes (DRPC2010-90), 05/01/2011-04/30/2013
Canadian International Development Agency

The photosynthetic significance of lobing in rice leaf cells: a research program to guide breeding and genetic engineering for improved rice yields (DRPC2011-05), 03/28/2011-03/27/2014
AfricaRice Center
RIDEV model development at IRRI: on-the-job training of Ms. Cecile Julia (DRPC2011-122), 09/21/2011-03/31/2012 Measuring and assessing the impacts of crop genetic improvement in Africa: the case of pearl millet, rice, and sorghum (funded by BMGF) (DRPC2011-53), 04/26/2011-12/31/2012
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA) (Phase 2) (DRPC2010-73), 03/19/2011-02/28/2014
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)

CGIAR research program: climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) (DRPC2011-117), 01/01/2011-12/31/2015
Asian Institute of Technology Center in Vietnam

International Trade Environment for Rice (DRPC2011-116), 11/02/2011-11/04/2011
Bundesministerium fur Wirtshaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Molecular breeding for tolerance to flooding during germination for improved directseeded rice systems (Postdoc Grant Dr. Tobias Kretzchmar) (DPPC2009-138), 01/01/201112/31/2013 From QTLs to variety: pyramiding major droughtresponsive QTLs for sustainable rice yields in Asia and Africa (BMZ Large Grant) (DRPC2010-04), 01/01/2011-12/31/2013
Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le dveloppement (French Agricultural Centre for International Development)
Assessment tools for climate change impact on rice (DRPC2011-155), 12/12/2011-08/31/2014
Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization

Phenotyping and genotyping of Iranian rice germplasm (Iran-IRRI Collaborative Project) (DRPC2011-22), 01/01/2011-12/31/2013 Producing salt-tolerant rice genotypes using molecular breeding approaches to enhance rice productivity in salt-affected paddy fields of Iran
CGIAR Challenge Programme on Water and Food

Project G2: productive, profitable, and resilient agriculture and aquaculture systems (DRPC2010119), 04/30/2011-04/30/2014 Implementing community-level water management in coastal Bangladesha case study in polder 30 (DRPC2011-123), 11/01/201106/30/2013 2 of 4
Financial Support from Donors Project G1: resource profiles, extrapolation domains, and land-use patterns (DRPC2010128), 04/30/2011-04/30/2014
International Food Policy Research Institute

Research to sharpen the climate change focus in relation to the research being conducted under the Global Gates Futures project (supported by the CRP7 - Climate Change) (DRPC2011-162), 10/01/2011-01/30/2012
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences

Impact of local climatic conditions on rice spikelet fertility and grain quality in hot and vulnerable regions of India (DRPC2011-103), 09/01/2011-02/28/2012 Genetics and breeding studies on agronomic traits adapted to rainfed lowland in rice (JapanCGIAR Fellowship 2011 - Dr. Daisuke Fujita) (DRPC2011-110), 09/18/2011-03/07/2012 Genomics for agricultural innovation (Development of abiotic stress-tolerant crops by DREB genes); Transformation of lowland rice and evaluation of tranformed rice for environement stress tolerance (DRPC2011-32), 04/15/201103/01/2012
Colorado State University

An integrated approach to improving plant biomass production (funded by NIFA/DOE), (DRPC2011-29), 08/15/2011-08/14/2013
Illumina Inc. Asia Pacific

The Illumina Agricultural Greater Good Initiative (DRPC2011-12), 01/18/2011-12/31/2011
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Technical advice to countries on strategies/ policies for sustainable rice production intensification in different agroecological and socioeconomic conditions (DRPC2011-03), 03/01/2011-08/31/2011
International Seed Testing Association

Consultancy of Dr. Hay as SST chief editor (DRPC2011-138), 10/14/2011-
International Water Management Institute Global Crop Diversity Trust

Enhancing utilization of crop wild relatives: capturing genetic value from ancestral populations of wild rice (DRPC2011-106), 12/01/2011-05/31/2015 Database generation for INGER international rice trials conducted in South Asia, 2005-2009 (funded by the University of Copenhagen) (DRPC2010-138), 04/01/2011-11/30/2011
Liang Wengen
Support for four African students to the Rice: Research to Production Course (DRPC2011-45), 05/16/2011-06/03/2011
Japan International Cooperation Agency Generation Challenge Programme: Cultivating Plant Diversity for the Resource-Poor
Dissemination and community of practice for newly developed drought-tolerant QTLs pyramided breeding lines (DRPC2011-82), 07/01/2011-06/30/2014 Rice multiparent advanced generation intercrosses (MAGIC) Phase II, (DRPC2011-90), 11/01/2011-10/31/2013 Upland Rice Variety Selection Techniques (for African Countries) Training Program (DRPC2011125), 10/25/2011-11/17/2011 Season-long Farming Extension Training (DPPC2009-28), 05/18/2011-03/31/2012
Liang Xinjun
Liangsheng Liang
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George Chung Hang Liang

Seoul National University

Development of new rice varieties through identification of useful genes and molecular breeding (DRPC2011-112), 05/01/201112/31/2014
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Participation of five DPR Korean scientists in the Rice Breeding Course (DPPC2009-45), 08/10/2011-09/30/2011
Mars Incorporated
Grain Quality Breeding Program (DRPC2011179), 12/01/2011-
Centre For Environmental Research

LEGATO - Land-use intensity and ecological engineering assessment tools for risks and opportunities in irrigated rice-based production systems (DRPC2010-38), 03/01/201102/29/2016
United States Agency for International Development

Cereals Systems Initiative for South Asia (India Mission) (DRPC2010-100), 09/30/201109/30/2012
Rural Development Administration

Collaboration network for the management of migratory rice planthoppers and associated virus diseases of rice in Asia (AFACI regional project) (DRPC2011-66), 01/01/2011-12/31/2011
The University of Western Australia United Nations University

On-the-job training for basic agronomy through a pot-scale evaluation on nutrient and water use efficiency of high-yielding near-isogenic lines (DRPC2011-139), 11/23/2011-06/15/2012 On-the-job research capacity building for sustainable agriculture in developing countries in 2011 (DRPC2011-151), 11/23/2011-06/15/2012 Introduction of short-duration pulses into rice-based cropping systems in western Bangladesh (funded by ACIAR) (DPPC2009-125), 01/01/2011-12/30/2015
SARMAP
Remote sensing-based information and insurance for crops in emerging economies (RIICE) (funded by SDC) (DRPC2011-16), 09/14/2011-01/31/2015
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Selected Acronyms
Selected acronyms
ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACSS African Crop Science Society Asian Development Bank ADB AfricaRice Africa Rice Center AIAT Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technologies ARRRI All-Russian Rice Research Institute American Society of Agronomy ASA Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN AWD alternate wetting and drying (technology) BMGF Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Board of Trustees BOT BPH brown planthopper CAAS Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CARD Coalition for African Rice Development CBSS community-based seed systems CESD Crop and Environmental Sciences Division CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Centre de coopration internationale CIRAD en recherche agronomique pour le dveloppement Climate Change Affecting Land Use in the CLUES Mekong Delta CPS Communication and Publications Services CRP Consortium Research Program Central Rice Research Institute CRRI community seed banks CSB CSISA Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Can Tho University CTU
Consortium for Unfavorable Rice CURE Environments CVP Cyber Village Project Department of Agriculture (Philippines) DA DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Vietnam) Deputy Director General for Research DDG-R Department for International DFID Development DG Director General Directorate of Rice Research (India) DRR Experiment Station ES ESA East and Southern Africa Food and Agriculture Organization FAO flat-bed dryer FBD FHS Food and Housing Services GAP good agricultural practices German International Cooperation GIZ GQNPC Grain Quality, Nutrition, and Postharvest Center GRC Genetic Resources Center Global Rice Science Partnership GRiSP GSR Green Super Rice HKI Helen Keller International Hybrid Rice Research and Development HRDC Consortium IAARD Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Re- search and Development International Association for the Plant IAPPS Protection Sciences Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR ICFORD Indonesian Center for Food and Crops Research and Development ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ICIS International Crop Information System Impact on Carbon, Nitrogen, and Water ICON Budget ICRR Indonesian Center for Rice Research International Fund for Agricultural IFAD Development
INQR International Network for Quality Rice Irrigated Rice Research Consortium IRRC internationally recruited staff IRS Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA JIRCAS Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences letter of agreement LOA MAGIC multiparent advanced generation intercross MOU memorandum of understanding NARC Nepal Agricultural Research Council national agricultural research and NARES extension system NASC National Agricultural Science Centre Neighborhood Emergency Services Team NEST NGO nongovernment organization NMRice Nutrient Manager for Rice NRS nationally recruited staff Plant Breeding, Genetics, and PBGB Biotechnology (Division) PCAARRD Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development PhilRice Philippine Rice Research Institute RDA Rural Development Academy (Bangladesh) RDA Rural Development Administration (Korea) RSSP Rice Self-Sufficiency Program SHU Seed Health Unit SRP Sustainable Rice Platform SSD Social Sciences Division STRASA Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia SVPUA&T Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Training Center TC Temperate Rice Research Consortium TRRC United Nations Environment Programme UNEP UNL University of Nebraska-Lincoln UPLB University of the Philippines Los Baos
Publications and seminars in 2011

Journal papers
Akinwale MG, Gregorio GB, Nwilene F, Akinyele BO, Ogunbayo SA, Odiyi AC, Shittu A. 2011. Comparative performance of lowland hybrids and inbred rice varieties in Nigeria. Int. J. Plant Breed. Genet. 5: 224-234. Akinwale MG, Gregorio GB, Nwilene F, Akinyele BO, Ogunbayo SA, Odiyi AC. 2011. Heritability and correlation coefficient analysis for yield and its components in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Afr. J. Plant Sci. 3: 207-212. Alam R, Rahman MS, Seraj ZI, Thomson MJ, Ismail AM, Tumimbang-Raiz E, Gregorio GB. 2011. Investigation of seedling-stage salinity tolerance QTLs using backcross lines derived from Oryza sativa L. Pokkali. Plant Breed. 130: 430-437. Alberto MCR, Wassmann R, Hirano T, Miyata A, Hatano R, Kumar A, Padre A, Amante M. 2011. Comparisons of energy balance and evapotranspiration between flooded and aerobic rice fields in the Philippines. Agric. Water Manage. 98: 1417-1430. Araya M, De Waele D. 2011. Reaction of six Musa genotypes to root parasitic nematodes. Int. J. Pest Manage. 57: 229-238. Arif M, Zaidi NW, Pani DR, Singh US. 2011. PCRbased identification and characterization of Fusarium sp. associated with mango malformation. Biotechnol. Res. Int. 6 p. doi:10.4061/2011/141649. Ayliffe M, De Villa R, Mago R, White R, Talbot M, Pryor A, Leung H. 2011. Nonhost resistance of rice to rust pathogens. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 24(10): 1143-1155. Ayliffe M, Jin Y, Kang Z, Persson M, Steffenson BJ, Wang S, Leung H. 2011. Determining the basis of nonhost resistance in rice to cereal rusts. Euphytica 179: 33-40. Balwinder-Singh, Eberbach PL, Humphreys E, Kukal SS. 2011. The effect of rice straw mulch on evapotranspiration, transpiration, and soil evaporation of irrigated wheat in Punjab, India. Agric. Water Manage 98: 1857-1865. Balwinder-Singh, Gaydon DS, Humphreys E, Eberbach PL. 2011. The effects of mulch and irrigation management on wheat in Punjab, Indiaevaluation of the APSIM model. Field Crops Res. 124: 1-13. Balwinder-Singh, Humphreys E, Eberbach PL, Katupitiya A, Yadvinder-Singh, Kukal SS. 2011. Wheat growth, yield, and water productivity as affected by rice straw mulch and irrigation. Field Crops Res. 121: 209-225. Barrion AT, Barrion-Dupo AL, Villareal SS, Cai Ducheng. 2011. Tetragnatha heongi, a new species of long-jawed orb spider (Araneae: Tetragnathidae: Tetragnathinae) from Hainan Island, China. Asia Life Sci. 20(2): 385-394.
Bimpong IK, Chin JH, Ramos J, Koh HJ. 2011. Application of subspecies-specific marker system identified from O. sativa to O. glaberrima accessions and O. sativa x O. glaberrima F1 interspecific progenies. Int. J. Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Res. 2(1): 1-22. Bimpong IK, Serraj R, Chin JH, Ramos J, Mendoza EMT, Hernandez J, Mendioro MS. 2011. Determination of genetic variability for physiological traits related to drought tolerance in African rice (Oryza glaberrima). J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci. 3(4): 60-67. Bimpong IK, Serraj R, Chin JH, Ramos J, Mendoza EMT, Hernandez J, Mendioro MS, Brar DS. 2011. Identification of QTLs for drought-related traits in alien introgression lines derived from crosses of rice (Oryza sativa cv IR64) x O. glaberrima under lowland drought stress. J. Plant Biol. 54(4): 237250. Bogdanove AJ, Koebnik R, Lu H, Furutani A, Angiuoli S, Patil P, Van Sluys MA, Ryan RP, Meyer D, Han SW, Aparna G, Rajaram M, Delcher A, Phillippy A, Puiu D, Schatz M, Shumway M, Sommer D, Trapnell D, Benahmed F, Dimitrov G, Madupu R, Radune D, Sullivan S, Jha G, Ishihara H, Lee SW, Pandey A, Sharma V, Sriariyanun M, Szurek B, Vera-Cruz C, Dorman K, Ronald P, Verdier V, Dow J, Sonti R, Tsuge S, Brendel V, Rabinowicz P, Leach JE, White F, Salzberg S. 2011. Two new complete genome sequences offer insight into host and tissue specificity of plant pathogenic Xanthomonas spp. J. Bacteriol. 193(19): 54505464. Bolfrey-Arku GEK, Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Seed germination ecology of itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis). Weed Sci. 59: 182187. 1 of 21
Publications and seminars Boling AA, Bouman BAM, Tuong TP, Konboon Y, Harnpichitvitaya DD. 2011. Yield gap analysis and the effect of nitrogen and water on photoperiod-sensitive Jasmine rice in northeast Thailand. NJAS-Wageningen J. Life Sci. 58: 1119. Boualaphanh C, Calingacion MN, Cuevas RP, Jothityangkoon D, Sanitchon J, Fitzgerald MA. 2011. Yield and quality of traditional and improved Lao varieties of rice. Sci. Asia 37(2): 89-97. Boualaphanh C, Daygon VD, Calingacion MN, Sanitchon J, Jothityangkoon D, Mumm R, Hall RD, Fitzgerald MA. 2011. Use of new generation single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping for rapid development of near-isogenic lines in rice. Crop Sci. 51: 2067-2073. Buchanan GM, Lachmann L, Tegetmeyer C, Oppel S, Nelson A, Flade M. 2011. Identifying the potential wintering sites of the globally threatened aquatic warbler Acrocephalus paludicola using remote sensing. Ostrich 82(2): 81-85. Butardo VJ, Fitzgerald MA, Bird AR, Gidley MJ, Flanagan BM, Larroque O, Resurreccion AP, Laidlaw HK, Jobling SA, Morell MK, Rahman S. 2011. Impact of down-regulation of stach branching enzyme IIb by artificial microRNA- and hairpin RNA-mediated RNA silencing. J. Exp. Bot. 62(14): 4927-4941. Cabasan MTN, Kumar A, De Waele D. 2011. Comparison of migration, penetration, development, and reproduction of Meloidogyne graminicola on susceptible and resistant rice genotypes. Nematology doi:10.1163/156854111X602613. Cairns JE, Impa S, OToole JC, Jagadish SVK, Price AH. 2011. Influence of the soil physical environment on rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to drought stress and its implications for drought research. Field Crops Res. 121: 303-310. Calingacion MN, Boualaphanh C, Daygon VD, Anacleto R, Sackville Hamilton R, Biais B, Deborde C, Maucourt M, Moing A, Mumm R, de Vos RCH, Erban A, Kopka J, Hansen TH, Laursen KH, Schjoerring JK, Hall RD, Fitzgerald MA. 2011. A genomics and multi-platform metabolomics approach to identify new traits of rice quality in traditional and improved varieties. Metabolomics doi:10.1007/s11306-011-0374-4. Carasso V, Hay FR, Probert RJ, Mucciarelli M. 2011. Temperature control of seed germination in Fritillaria tubiformis subsp. moggridgei (Liliaceae), a rare endemic of the South-West Alps. Seed Sci. Res. 21: 33-38. Chandna P, Khurana ML, Ladha JK, Punia, Mehla RS, Gupta R. 2011. Spatial and seasonal distribution of nitrate-N in groundwater beneath the ricewheat cropping system of India: a geospatial analysis. Environ. Monit. Assess. 178: 545-562. Chandna P, Ladha JK, Singh UP, Punia M, Gupta R. 2011. Using remote sensing technologies to enhance resource conservation and agricultural productivity in underutilized lands of South Asia. Appl. Geogr. 32: 757-765. Chauhan BS. 2011. Crowfootgrass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) germination and response to herbicides in the Philippines. Weed Sci. 59: 512-516. Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Competitive interactions between weedy rice and cultivated rice as a function of added nitrogen and level of competition. Weed Biol. Manage. 11: 202-209. Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Ecological studies on Echinochloa crus-galli and the implications for weed management in direct-seeded rice. Crop Prot. 30: 1385-1391. Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Growth response of direct-seeded rice to oxadiazon and bispyribacsodium in aerobic and saturated soils. Weed Sci. 59: 119-122. Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Phenotypic plasticity of Chinese sprangletop (Leptochloa chinensis) in competition with seeded rice. Weed Technol. 25: 652-658. Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Row spacing and weed control timing affect yield of aerobic rice. Field Crop Res. 121: 226-231. Chauhan BS, Pame ARP, Johnson DE. 2011. Compensatory growth of ludwigia (Ludwigia hyssopifolia) in response to interference of direct-seeded rice. Weed Sci. 59: 177-181. Chauhan BS, Singh VP, Kumar A, Johnson DE. 2011. Relations of rice seeding rates to crop and weed growth in aerobic rice. Field Crop Res. 121: 105115. Chen H, He H, Zou Y, Chen W, Yu R, Liu X, Yang Y, Gao YM, Xu JL, Fan LM, Li Y, Li ZK, Deng XW. 2011. Development and application of a set of breeder-friendly SNP markers for genetic analyses and molecular breeding of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Theor. Appl. Genet. 123: 869-879. Chen M, Ali J, Fu B, Xu J, Zhao M, Jiang Y, Zhu L, Shi, Y, Yao D, Gao Y, Li ZK. 2011. Detection of drought-related loci in rice at reproductive stage using selected introgressed lines. Agric. Sci. Chin.10: 1-8.
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Publications and seminars Chen YH, Bernal CC, Tan J, Horgan FG, Fitzgerald MA. 2011. Planthopper adaptation to resistant rice varieties: changes in amino acid composition over time. J. Insect Physiol. 57: 1375-1384. Cheng L, Wang Y, Meng L, Hu X, Cui Y, Sun Y, Zhu L, Ali J, Xu JL, Li ZK. 2011. Identification of salttolerant QTLs with strong genetic background effect using two sets of reciprocal introgression lines in rice. Genome doi: 10.1139/g11-075. Chin JH, Chu SH, Jiang WZ, Basyirin R, Brar DS, Koh HJ. 2011. Identification of QTLs for hybrid fertility in inter-subspecific crosses of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Genet. Genom. 33: 39-48. Chin JH, Gamuyao R, Dalid C, Bustamam M, Prasetiyono J, Moeljopawiro S, Wissuwa M, Heuer S. 2011. Developing rice with high yield under phosphorus deficiency: Pup1 sequence to application. Plant Physiol. 156: 1202-1216. Cochrane A, Daws MI, Hay FR. 2011. Seed-based approach for identifying flora at risk from climate warming. Austr. Ecol. 36: 923-935. Courtney EJ, Makay J, Mauleon R, Stephens J, McNally KL, Bush DR, Leung H, Leach JE. 2011. Genetic variation in biomass traits among 20 diverse rice varieties. Plant Physiol. 155: 157168. Craufurd PQ, Vadez V, Jagadish SVK, Prasad PVV, Zaman-Allah M. 2011. Crop science experiments designed to inform crop modeling. Agric. For. Meteorol. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.09.003. Crisostomo S, Hay FR, Reao R, Borromeo T. 2011. Are the standards for genebank drying conditions optimal for rice seed quality? Seed Sci. Technol. 39: 666-672. Cruz AP, Arriza A, Heong KL, Horgan FG. 2011. Aspects of brown planthopper adaptation to resistant rice varieties with the Bph3 gene. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 1-13. Cui J, Chen B, Shi Y, Zhang R, Wang H, Qian Y, Liu H, Zhu L, Li ZK, Gao Y. 2011. Genetic diversity of involved varieties and improvement of elite restorer of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) using backcross introgression. Mol. Plant Breed. 25(2): 1-7. Daniel de B, Richeter, Ladha JK. 2011. Human-soil relations are changing rapidly: proposals from SSSAs Cross-Divisional Soil Change Working Group. Soil Sci. Soc. Am J. 75: 1-15. Das K, Zhao D, De Waele D, Kumar ST, Kumar R, Shrivastava D, Kumar A. 2011. Reactions of traditional upland and aerobic rice genotypes to rice root knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola). J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci. 3: 131137. Demir I, Kenanoglu BB, Hay FR, Mavi K, Celikko T. 2011. Determination of seed moisture constants (KE, CW) for the viability equation for watermelon, melon, and cucumber seeds. Seed Sci. Technol. 39: 527-532. Dram KN, Sanchez I, Gregorio GB, Ndjiondjop M-N. 2011. Suitability of a selected set of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for multiplexing and rapid molecular characterization of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.) Afr. J. Biotechnol. 10: 6675-6685. Ella ES, Dionisio-Sese ML, Ismail AM. 2011. Application of silica at sowing affects growth and survival of rice following submergence. Philipp. J. Crop Sci. 36(2): 20-30. Ella ES, Dionisio-Sese ML, Ismail AM. 2011. Seed pretreatment in rice reduces damage, enhances carbohydrate mobilization and improves emergence and seedling establishment under flooded conditions. Ann. Bot. Plants (online publication, first published online 18 Feb 2011 doi:10.1093/aobpla/plr007 Fengtong W, Hongbin T, Shan L, Bouman BAM, Limeng Z, Pu W, Dittert K. 2011. Rate and duration of grain filling of aerobic rice HD297 and their influence on grain yield under different growing conditions. Sci. Asia 37: 98-104. Fitzgerald MA, Rahman S, Resurreccion AP, Concepcion J, Daygon VD, Dipti SS, Kabir KA, Klinger B, Morell MK, Bird AR. 2011. Identification of a major genetic determinant of glycaemic index in rice. Rice 4: 66-74. Flor RJB, Singleton GR. 2011.Can media campaign messages influence change towards ecologically based rodent management? Wildlife Res. 38: 579-587. Fujita D, Santos RE, Ebron LA, Fukuta Y, Kobayashi N. 2011. Characterization of QTLs for days to heading in near-isogenic lines with genetic background of Indica-type rice variety IR64 (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Breed. 130: 526-532. Gaihre YK, Tirol-Padre A, Wassmann R, Aquino E, Pangga GV, Sta. Cruz PC. 2011. Spatial and temporal variations in methane fluxes from irrigated lowland rice fields. Philipp. Agric. Sci. 94 (4): 335-342. Gao XQ, Xie XW, Wang L, Xu MR, Shi YR, Gao YM, Zhu LH, Zhou YL, Li ZK. 2011. Development of introgression lines and identification of QTLs for resistance to sheath blight. Acta Agron. Sin. 37(9): 1159-1168. 3 of 21
Publications and seminars Garrett KA, Forbes GA, Savary S, Skelsey P, Sparks AH, Valdivia C, Van Bruggen AHC, Willocquet L, Djurle A, Duveiller E, Eckersten H, Pande S, Vera Cruz C, Yuen J. 2011. Complexity in climate-change impacts: an analytical framework for effects mediated by plant disease. Plant Pathol. 60: 15-30. doi: 10.1111/j.13653059.2010.02409.x Gathala MK, Ladha JK, Kumar V, Saharawat YS, Kumar V, Sharma PK. 2011. Effect of tillage and crop establishment methods on physical properties of a medium-textured soil under a 7-year rice-wheat rotation. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 75: 1851-1862. Gathala MK, Ladha JK, Kumar V, Saharawat YS, Kumar Vi, Sharma PK, Sharma S, Pathak H. 2011. Tillage and crop establishment affect sustainability of South Asian rice-wheat system. Agron. J. 109: 961-971. Gaur VS, Singh US, Gupta AK, Kumar A. 2011. Understanding the differential nitrogen-sensing mechanism in rice genotypes through expression analysis of high- and low-affinity ammonium transporter genes. Mol. Biol. Rep. doi 10.1007/ s11033-011-0972-2. Gaur VS, Singh US, Kumar A. 2011. Transcriptional profiling and in silico analysis of Dof transcription factor gene family for understanding their regulation during seed development of rice Oryza sativa L. Mol. Biol. Rep. 38(4): 2827-2848. doi: 10.1007/s11033-010-0429-z. Grewal D, Manito C, Bartolome V. 2011. Doubled haploids generated through anther culture from crosses of elite indica and japonica cultivars and/ or lines of rice: large scale production, agronomic performance and molecular characterization. Crop Sci. 51: 2544-2553. Gumma MK, Gauchan D, Nelson A, Pandey S, Rala A. 2011. Temporal changes in rice-growing area and their impact on livelihood over a decade: a case study of Nepal. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 142: 382-392. Gumma MK, Nelson A, Thenkabail PS, Singh AN. 2011. Mapping rice areas of South Asia using MODIS multi-temporal data. J. Appl. Remote Sensing 5. doi:10.11117/1.3619838. Gumma MK, Thenkabail PS, Fujii H, Nelson A, Dheeravath V, Busia D, Rala A. 2011. Mapping irrigated areas of Ghana using fusion of 30 m and 250 m resolution remote-sensing data. Remote Sensing 3: 816-835. Gumma MK, Thenkabail PS, Muralikrishna IV, Velpuri MN, Gangadhararao PT, Dheeravath V, Biradar CM, Acharya NS, Gaur A. 2011. Changes in agricultural cropland areas between a watersurplus year and a water-deficit year impacting food security, determined using MODIS 250 m time-series data and spectral matching techniques, in the Krishna River basin (India). Int. J. Remote Sensing 32: 3495-3520. Gumma MK, Thenkabail PS, Nelson A. 2011. Mapping irrigated areas using MODIS 250 meter time-series data: a study on Krishna River Basin (India). Water 3: 113-131. Gumma MK, Van Rooijen D, Nelson A, Thenkabail P, Aakuraju R, Amerasinghe P. 2011. Expansion of urban area and wastewater irrigated rice area in Hyderabad, India. Irrig. Drainage Syst. 25: 135149. Gurr GMJ, Liu DMY, Read JLA, Catindig JA, Cheng L, Lan P, Heong KL. 2010. Parasitoids of Asian rice planthopper (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) pests and prospects for enhancing biological control by ecological engineering. Ann. Appl. Biol. 158: 149-176. Haden VR, Xiang J, Peng S, Bouman BAM, Visperas R, Ketterings QM, Hobbs P, Duxbury JM. 2011. Relative effects of ammonia and nitrite on the germination and early growth of aerobic rice. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 174: 292-300. Haefele SM, Konboon Y, Wongboon W, Amarante S, Maarifat AA, Pfeiffer EM, Knoblauch C. 2011. Effects and fate of black carbon from rice residues in rice-based systems. Field Crop Res.121: 430-440. Hari R, Singh Y, Saini KS, Kler DS, Timsina J, Humphreys EJ. 2011. Agronomic and economic evaluation of permanent raised beds, no tillage and straw mulching for an irrigated maizewheat system in northwest India. Exp. Agric. doi:10.1017/S0014479711000809. Hari Y, Srinivasarao K, Viraktamath VC, Hariprasad AS, Laha GS, Natarajkumar P, Ramesha MS, Neeraja CN, Balachandran SM, Shobha Rani N, Balaji Suresh P, Sujatha K, Manish Pandey K, Ashok Reddy G, Madhav MS, Sundaram RM. 2011. Marker-assisted improvement of a stable restorer line KMR-3R and its derived hybrid KRH2 for bacterial blight resistance and grain quality. Plant Breed. 130: 608-616. Henry A, Gowda VRP, Torres Ro, McNally KL, Serraj R. 2011. Variation in root system architecture and drought response in rice (Oryza sativa): phenotyping of the OryzaSNP panel in rainfed lowland fields. Field Crops Res. 120(2): 205-214. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2010.10.003. Herradura LE, Lobres AN, De Waele D, Davide R, Van den Bergh I. 2011. Host response of Southeast Asian Musa genotypes to Radopholus similis. Int. J. Nematol. 21: 225-233. 4 of 21
Publications and seminars Hinds LA, Singleton GR. 2011. Rodent biology and managementwho is outsmarting whom? Wildlife Res. 38: 539-540. Horgan FG. 2011. Effects of leaf damage on oviposition choice in an invasive paropsine beetle. J. Appl. Entomol. doi: 10.1111/j.14390418.2011.01634.x. Horgan FG. 2011. Outbreak of an invasive paropsine beetle in south-west Ireland: preference, performance and damage to Eucalyptus. J. Appl. Entomol. 135: 621-633. Hu F, Wang D, Zhao X, Zhang T, Sun H, Zhu L, Zhang F, Li L, Li Q, Tao D, Fu B, Li ZK. 2011. Identification of rhizome-specific genes by genome-wide differential expression analysis in Oryza longistaminata. BMC Plant Biol. 11:18. Hu X, Shi YM, Jia Q, Xu Q, Wang Y, Chen K, Sun Y, Zhu L, Xu J, Li ZK. 2011. Analyses of QTLs for rice panicle and milling quality traits and their interaction with environment. Acta Agron. Sin.37(7): 1175-1185. Huang QH, Shi YF, Yang Y, Feng BH, Wei YL, Chen J, Baraoidan M, Leung H, Wu JL. 2011. Characterization and genetic analysis of a lightand temperature-sensitive sported leaf leaf mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.). J. Integr. Plant Biol. 53: 671-681. Hussain AJ, Ali J, Siddiq EA, Gupta VS, Reddy OUK, Ranjrekar PK. 2011. Mapping of tms8 for temperature sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Breed. doi:10.1111/ j.14390523 .2011.01897.x. Iftekharuddaula KM, Newaz MA, Salam MA, Ahmed HU, Mahbub MAA, Septiningsih EM, Collard BCY, Sanchez DL, Pamplona AM, Mackill DJ. 2011. Rapid and high-precision marker-assisted backcrossing to introgress the SUB1 QTL into BR11, the rainfed lowland rice mega variety of Bangladesh. Euphytica 178: 83-97. Islam MR, Salam MA, Hassan L, Collard BCY, Singh RK, Gregorio GB. 2011. QTL mapping for salinity tolerance at seedling stage in rice. Emir. J. Food Agric. 23: 137-146. Jagadish SVK, Cairns JE, Kumar A, Somayanda IM, Craufurd PQ. 2011. Does susceptibility to heat stress confound screening for drought tolerance? Funct. Plant Biol. 38: 261-269. Jagadish SVK, Muthurajan R, Rang ZW, Malo R, Heuer S, Bennett J, Craufurd PQ. 2011. Spikelet proteomic response to combined water deficit and heat stress in rice (Oryza sativa cv. N22). Rice 4: 1-11. Jahn CE, Mckay JK, Mauleon R, Stephens J, McNally KL, Bush DR, Leung H, Leach JE. 2011. Genetic variation in biomass traits among 20 diverse rice varieties. Plant Physiol. 155(1): 157-168. doi:10.1104/pp.110.165654. Jena KK. 2010. The species of the genus Oryza and transfer of useful genes from wild species into cultivated rice, O. sativa. Breed Sci. 60: 518-523. Jena KK, Kim SM, Suh JP, Yang CI, Kim YG. 2011. Identification of cold-tolerant breeding lines by quantitative trait loci associated with cold tolerance in rice. Crop Sci. 51: 1-7. Jorge MA, Claessens G, Hanson J, Dulloo ME, Goldberg E, Thormann I, Alemayehu S, Gacheru E, Amri A, Benson E, Dumet D, Roux N, Rudebjer P, Sackville Hamilton R, Sanchez I, Sharma S, Taba S, Upadhyaya HD, Van Den Houwe I. 2011. Knowledge sharing on best practices for managing crop genebanks. Agric. Inf. Worldwide 3: 101-106. Kajisa K, Palanichamy NV. 2011. Potential and limitation of an organic fertilizer-based development strategy: evidence from Tamil Nadu, India, from 1993 to 2003. Agric. Econ. 42: 715-725. Kajisa K, Payongayong E. 2011. Potential of and constraints to rice Green Revolution in Mozambique: a case study of the Chokwe irrigation scheme. Food Policy 36: 614-625. Kato Y, Henry A, Fujita D, Katsura K, Kobayashi N, Serraj R. 2011. Physiological characterization of introgression lines derived from an indica rice cultivar, IR64, adapted to drought and watersaving irrigation. Field Crops Res. 123: 130-138. Kharabian-Masouleh A, Waters DLE, Reinke RF, Henry RJ. 2011. Discovery of polymorphisms in starch-related genes in rice germplasm by amplification of pooled DNA and deeply parallel sequencing. Plant Biotechnol. J. 9(9): 10741085. Knoblauch C, Marifaat AA, Pfeiffer EM, Haefele SM. 2011. Impact of black carbon on trace gas production and turnover in soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 43: 1768-1778. Koide Y, Leodegario AE, Hiroshi K, Hiroshi T, Telebanco-Yanoria MJ, Kobayashi N, Yokoo M, Maruyama S, Imbe T, Fukuta Y. 2011 A set of near-isogenic lines for blast resistance genes with an Indica-type rainfed lowland elite rice (Oryza sativa L.) genetic background. Field Crops Res. 123: 19-27. Koide Y, Telebanco-Yanoria MJ, Fujita D, Tagle AG, Fukuta Y, Kobayashi N. 2011. Fine mapping and identification of tightly linked DNA markers of blast resistance gene Pia by using an introgression line. Mol. Breed. 28: 359-366. 5 of 21
Publications and seminars Koide Y, Telebanco-Yanoria MJ, Pena FD, Fukuta Y, Kobayashi N. 2011. Characterization of rice blast isolates by the differential system and their application for mapping a resistance gene, Pi19(t). J. Phytopathol. 159: 85-93. Kumar V, Ladha JK. 2011. Direct seeding of rice: recent developments and future research needs. Adv. Agron. 111: 297-413. Kumari M, Chakraborty D, Gathala MK, Pathak H, Dwivedi BS, Tomar RK, Garg RN, Singh R, Ladha JK. 2011. Soil aggregation and associated organic matter fractions as affected by tillage in a rice-wheat rotation in north India. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 75: 560-567. Laborte AG, Maunahan AA, Hijmans RJ. 2011. Opportunities for expanding paddy rice production in Laos: spatial predictive modeling using Random Forest. J. Land Use Sc. doi:10.108 0/1747423X.2010.519788. Ladha JK, Kesava Reddy C, Padre AT, Kessel CV. 2011. Role of nitrogen fertilization in sustaining organic matter in cultivated soils. J. Environ. Qual. 40: 1756-1766. Lee J, Chauhan BS, Johnson DE. 2011. Germination of freshhorse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) seeds in response to different environmental factors. Weed Sci. 59: 495-499. Lee J, Jiang WZ, Qiao Y, Woo MO, Chin JH, Kwon SW, Hong SS, Choi IK, Koh HJ. 2011. Shotgun proteomic analysis for detecting differentially expressed proteins in the reduced culm number of rice. Proteomics 11(3): 455-468. Li Z-X, Septiningsih EM, Quilloy-Mercado SM, McNally KL, Mackill DJ. 2011. Identification of SUB1A alleles from wild rice Oryza rufipogon Griff. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol. 58: 1237-1242. Liu Y, Zhu XY, Zhang S, Bernardo M, Edwards J, Galbraith DW, Leach J, Zhang G, Liu B, Leung H. 2011. Dissecting quantitative resistance against blast disease using heterogeneous inbred family lines in rice. Theor. Appl. Genet. 122: 341-353. McCouch SR, Zhao K, Wright M, Tung CW, Ebana K, Thomson M, Reynolds A, Wang D, De Clerck G, Ali ML, McClung A, Eizenga G, Bustamante C. 2010. Development of genome-wide SNP assays for rice. Breed. Sci. 60: 524-535. Mackill DJ, Ismail AM, Pamplona AM, Sanchez DL, Carandang JJ, Septiningsih E. 2010. Stresstolerant rice varieties for adaptation to a changing climate. Crop Environ. Bioinformatics 7: 250-259. Mackill D, Ismail AM, Singh US, Labios RV, Paris TR. 2011. Development and rapid adoption of submergence-tolerant (Sub1) rice varieties. Adv. Agron. 115: 299-352. Mahajan G, Chauhan BS. 2011. Effects of planting pattern and cultivar on weed and crop growth in aerobic rice system. Weed Technol. 25: 521-525. Mahajan G, Chauhan BS. 2011. Weed management in direct drilled rice. Indian Farming April: 6-9. Mahajan G, Chauhan BS, Gill MS. 2011b. Optimal nitrogen fertilization timing and rate in dryseeded rice in northwest India. Agron. J. 103: 1676-1682. Mahajan G, Timsina J. 2011. Effect of nitrogen rates and weed control methods on weed abundance and yield of direct-seeded rice. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. 57(3): 239-250. Mahajan G, Timsina J, Singh K. 2011. Performance and water-use efficiency of rice relative to establishment methods in northwestern IndoGangetic Plains. J. Crop Improv. 25(5): 597-617. Mall AKSP, Das S, Singh ON, Kumar A. 2011. Effect of drought on yield and drought susceptibility index for quality characters of promising rice genotypes. Cereal Res. Commun. 39(1): 2231. doi: 10.1556/CRC.39.2011.1.3. Mandal D, Baral K, Ghosh DC, Timsina J, Dasgupta MK. 2011. Economic analysis of diversified rotational cropping systems in the lateritic belt of the lower Gangetic plain of eastern India. J. Agric. Sci. Technol. 5(11): 331-341. Mandal D, Ghosh DC, Baral K, Dasgupta MK, Timsina J. 2011. Weed incidences and their effect on crop productivity under diversified rotational cropping systems in the lateritic belt of the lower Gangetic plain of eastern India. J. Agric. Sci. Technol. 5(12): 511-515. Manzanilla DO, Paris TR, Vergara GV, Ismail AM, Pandey S, Labios RV, Tatlonghari GT, Acda RD, Chi TTN, Duoangsila K, Siliphouthone I, Manikmas MOA, Mackill DJ. 2011. Submergence risks and farmers preferences: implications for breeding Sub1 rice in Southeast Asia. Agric. Syst. 104: 335-347. Mashela PW, De Waele D, Pofu KM. 2011. Use of indigenous Cucumis technologies as alternative to synthetic nematicides in management of root-knot nematodes in low-input agricultural farming systems: a review. Sci. Res. Essays 6(33): 6762-6768. Mondoni A, Probert R, Rossi G, Vegini E, Hay FR. 2011. Seeds of alpine plants are short-lived: implications for long-term conservation. Ann. Bot. 107: 171-179. Morris K, Horgan FG, Downes MJ, Griffin CT. 2011. Effect of temperature on hatch and activity of second-stage juveniles of the root-knot 6 of 21
Publications and seminars nematode, Meloidogyne minor, an emerging pest in northwest Europe. Nematology 13: 985993. Moumeni A, Satoh K, Kondoh H, Asano T, Hosaka A, Venuprasad R, Serraj R, Kumar A, Leung H, Kikuchi S. 2011 Comparative analysis of root transcriptome profiles of two pairs of droughttolerant and -susceptible rice near-isogenic lines under different drought stresses. BMC Plant Biol. 11: 174. Mutuc M, Mohanty S, Ethridge D, Hudson D. 2011. The effects of the removal of U.S. safeguards on imports from China. Appl. Econ. Lett. (18): 901913. Nakano Y, Otsuka K. 2011. Determinants of household contribution to collective irrigation management: the case of the Doho rice scheme in Uganda. Environ. Dev. Econ. 16(5): 527-551. Nakhoda B, Leung H, Mendioro MS, MohammadiNejad G, Ismail AM. 2011. Isolation, characterization, and field evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa L., var. IR64) mutants with altered responses to salt stress. Field Crops Res. 127: 191-202. Negroa S, Almadanim C, Pires I, McNally KL, Oliveira MM. 2011. Use of EcoTILLING to identify natural allelic variants of rice candidate genes involved in salinity tolerance. Plant Genet. Resour.1: 5. Nelson A, Chomitz KM. 2011. Effectiveness of strict vs. multiple use protected areas in reducing tropical forest fires: a global analysis using matching methods. PLos ONE 6(8):e22722. doi:1371/journal.pone.0022722. Palis FP, Singleton GR, Brown PR, Huan NH, Umali C, Nga NTD. 2011. Can humans outsmart rodents? Learning to work collectively and strategically. Wildlife Res. 38(7):568-578. http://dx.doi. org/10.1071/WR10226 Pan Y, Wang W, Zhao X, Zhu L, Fu B, Li ZK. 2011. DNA methylation alterations of rice in response to cold stress. Plant Omics J. 4(7): 364-369. Paris TR, Diaz C, Iftekhar H. 2011. Participatory evaluation of a rice flour mill by poor rural women: lessons from Bangladesh. Gender Technol. Dev. 15(2): 275-299. Park H-S, Kim K-Y, Mo Y-J, Choi I-B, Baek M-K, Ha K-Y, Ha W-G, Kang H-J, Shim M-S, Ko J-K. 2011. Characteristics and variation of panicle traits of Korean rice varieties in wet season of the Philippines. Kor. J. Breed. Sci. 43(1): 68-80. Paterson AH, Li ZK. 2011. Paleo-Green Revolution for rice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108: 1093110932. Pathak H, Saharawat YS, Gathala M, Ladha JK. 2011. Modeling and analysis: impact of resource-conserving technologies on productivity and greenhouse gas emissions in the rice-wheat system. Greenhouse Gas Sci. Technol. 1: 1-17. Pelletier Y, Horgan FG, Pompon J. 2011. Potato resistance to insects. Am. J. Plant Sci. Biotechnol. 5: 37-52. Pealver A, Arida A, Heong KL, Horgan FG. 2011. Aspects of brown planthopper adaptation to resistant rice with the Bph3 gene. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 141: 245-257. Pofu K, Mashela P, De Waele D. 2011. Survival, flowering and productivity of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) cultivars in inter-generic grafting on nematode-resistant Cucumis seedling rootstocks in Meloidogyne-infested fields. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 14(2): 217-222. Popluechai S, Froissard M, Jolivet P, Breviario D, Gatehouse AMR, ODonnell A, Chardot T, Kohli A. 2011. Jatropha curcas oil body proteome and oleosins: L-form JcOle3 as a potential phylogenetic marker. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 49: 352-356. Raman A, Ladha JK, Kumar V, Sharma S, Piepho HP. 2011. Stability analysis of farmer participatory trials for conservation agriculture using mixed models. Field Crops Res. 121: 450-459. Rang ZW, Jagadish SVK, Zhou QM, Craufurd OQ, Heuer S. 2011. Effect of high temperature and water stress on pollen germination and spikelet fertility in rice. Environ. Exp. Bot. 70: 58-65. Rejesus RM, Palis FG, Rodriguez DP, Lampayan RM, Bouman BAM. 2011. Impact of the alternate wetting and drying (AWD) water-saving irrigation technique: evidence from rice producers in the Philippines. Food Policy 36: 280-288. Rodenburg J, Meinke H, Johnson DE. 2011. Challenges for weed management in African rice systems in a changing climate. J. Agric. Sci. 149: 427-435. San-oh A-Y, Ishimaru T, Ohsumi A, Kondo M. 2010. Effects of soil temperature on growth and root function in rice. Plant Prod. Sci. 13: 235-242. Satoh K, Shimizu T, Kondoh H, Hiraguri A, Sasaya T, Choi I-R, Omura T, Kikuchi S. 2011. Relationship between symptoms and gene expression induced by the infection of three strains of rice dwarf virus. PLoS ONE 6: e18094. Savary S, Nelson A, Sparks AH, Willocquet L, Duveiller E, Mahuku G, Forbes G, Garrett KA, Hodson D, Padgham J, Pande S, Sharma M, Yuen J, Djurle A. 2011. International agricultural research tackling the effects of global and 7 of 21
Publications and seminars climate changes on plant diseases in the developing world. Plant Dis. 95(10): 1204-1216. Septiningsih EM, Sanchez DL, Singh N, Sendon PMD, Pamplona AM, Heuer S, Mackill DJ. 2011. Identifying novel QTLs for submergence tolerance in rice cultivars IR72 and Madabaru. Theor. Appl. Genet. doi 10.1007/s00122-0111751-0. Serraj R, McNally K, Slamet-Loedin I, Haefele S, Kohli A, Atlin G, Kumar A. 2011. Drought resistance improvement in rice: an integrated genetic and resource management strategy. Plant Prod. Sci. 14: 1-14. Sharoni A, Nuruzzaman M, Satoh K, Shimizu T, Kondoh H, Sasaya T, Choi I-R, Omura T, Kikuchi S. 2011. Gene structures, classification, and expression models of the AP2/EREBP transcription factor family in rice. Plant Cell Physiol. 52: 344-360. Shukla SK, Joshi DC, Srivastava RK, Qureshi MI, Singh US. 2011. Suitability of RAPD and ISSR to complement agro-morphological DUS descriptors for establishing distinctiveness in indigenous local strains of Kalanamak rice (Oryza sativa). Indian J. Agric. Sci. 81(11): 994-1001. Singh S, Mackill DJ, Ismail AM. 2011. Tolerance of longer term partial stagnant flooding is independent of the SUB1 locus in rice. Field Crops Res. 121: 311-323. Singh Y, Singh VP, Singh G, Yadav DS, Sinha DKP, Johnson DE, Mortimer AM. 2011. The implications of land preparation, crop establishment method and weed management on rice yield variation in the rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Field Crops Res. 121: 64-74. Sparks AH, Forbes GA, Hijmans RJ, Garrett KA. 2011. A metamodeling framework for extending the application domain of process-based ecological models. Ecosphere 2:art90. doi:10.1890/ES1100128.1. Steenkamp S, Jordaan A, McDonald A, De Waele D. 2011. Differential responses of resistant and susceptible groundnut genotypes at cellular level to Ditylenchus africanus. Nematology 13: 177183. Stuart AM, Prescott CV, Singleton GR, Joshi RC. 2011. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of farmers on rodent pests and their management in the lowlands of the Sierra Madre Biodiversity Corridor, Philippines. Crop Prot. 30: 147-154. Sudhir-Yadav, Li T, Humphreys E, Gill G, Kukal SS. 2011. Evaluation and application of ORYZA2000 for irrigation scheduling of puddled transplanted rice in northwest India. Field Crops Res. 122: 104-117. Suh JP, Lee CK, Lee JH, Kim JJ, Kim SM, Cho YC, Park SH, Shin JC, Kim YG, Jena KK. 2011. Identification of quantitative trait loci for seedling cold tolerance using RILs derived from a cross between japonica and tropical japonica rice cultivars. Euphytica doi: 10.1007/s10681-0110575-y. Suh JP, Yang SJ, Jeung JU, Pamplona A, Kim JJ, Lee JH, Hong HC, Yang CI, Kim YG, Jena KK. 2011. Development of elite breeding lines conferring Bph18 gene-derived resistance to brown planthopper (BPH) by marker-assisted selection and genome-wide background analysis in japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.). Field Crops Res. 120: 215-222. doi:10.1016/j/fcr.2010. Swamy BPM, Kaladhar K, Ramesha MS, Viraktamath BC, Sarla N. 2011. Molecular mapping of QTLs for yield and related traits in Oryza sativa cv. Swarna X O.nivara (IRGC81848) backcross population. Sci. Digest-Rice Sci. 18 (2) online. Swamy BPM, Vikram P, Dixit S, Ahmed HU, Kumar A. 2011. Meta-analysis of grain yield QTL identified during agricultural drought in grasses showed consensus. BMC Genomics 12: 319. Telebanco-Yanoria MJ, Koide Y, Fukuta Y, Imbe T, Tsunematsu H, Kato H, Ebron LA, Nguyen TMN, Kobayashi N. 2011. A set of near-isogenic lines of Indica-type rice variety CO 39 as differential varieties for blast resistance. Mol. Breed. 27: 357-373. Thomson MJ, Zhao K, Wright M, McNally KL, Rey J, Tung CW, Reynolds A, Scheffler B, Eizenga G, McClung A, Kim H, Ismail AM, de Ocampo M, Mojica C, Reveche MY, Dilla CJ, Mauleon R, Leung H, Bustamante C, McCouch SR. 2011. High-throughput SNP genotyping for breeding applications in rice using the BeadXpress platform. Mol. Breed. doi 10.1007/s11032-0119663-x. Tonini A, Pede VO. 2011. A time-varying stochastic frontier model accounting for spatial dependency: a generalized maximum entropy application measuring productivity. Entropy 13: 1916-1927. Tran NA, Daygon VD, Cuevas RP, Corpuz HM, Fitzgerald MA. 2011. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the Waxy gene explains a significant component of gel consistency. Theor. Appl. Genet. 123(4): 519-525. Tripathi AN, Agarwal PC, Khetrapal RK, Bhat KV, Vishunavat K, Singh US. 2011. Genetic variation 8 of 21
Publications and seminars in Fusarium moniliforme from seeds in different crop species. Indian Phytopathol. 64(2): 173-177. Truong TTNC, Paris TR, Manzanilla DO, Tatlonghari GT, Labios R, Tuyen TQ, Nguyen TL. 2011. Understanding farmers preferences through the participatory varietal selection (PVS) in the floodprone rice areas of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Omonrice 18: 167-181. Van Dessel P, Coyne D, Dubois T, De Waele D, Franco J. 2011. In vitro nematicidal effect of endophytic Fusarium oxysporum against Radopholus similis, Pratylenchus goodeyi and Helicotylenchus multicintus. Nematropica 41: 154-160. Verdier V, Vera Cruz C, Leach JE. 2011. Controlling rice bacterial blight in Africa: needs and prospects. J. Biotechnol. doi:10.1016/j. jbiotec.2011.09.020. Vikram P, Swamy BPM, Dixit S, Sta Cruz T, Ahmed HU, Singh AK, Kumar A. 2011. qDTY1.1, a major QTL for rice grain yield under reproductivestage drought stress with a consistent effect in multiple elite genetic backgrounds. BMC Genomics 12: 89. Villa JE, Henry A, Xie F, Serraj R. 2012. Hybrid rice performance in environments of increasing drought severity. Field Crops Res. 125: 14-24. Wang D, Pan Y, Zhao X, Zhu L, Fu B, Li ZK. 2011. Genome-wide temporal-spatial gene expression profiling of drought responsiveness in rice. BMC Genomics 12: 149. Wang L, Gao XQ, Zhu LH, Zhou YL, Li ZK. 2011. Advances in research on the function of WRKY transcription factor genes in plant resistance. J. Plant Genet. Resour. 12(1): 80-86. Wang P, Zhou G, Cui K, Li ZK, Yu S. 2011. Clustered QTLs for leaf size and yield traits in backcross recombinant inbred lines of rice. Mol. Breed. doi 10.1007/s11032-010-9529-7. Wang Q, Li XX, Wan S, Zhou YL, Xu JL, Li ZK. 2011. Resistance spectrum of the parental lines in Northeast China rice breeding programs. Mol. Plant Breed. 9(4): 432-437. Wang W, Zhao X, Pan Y, Zhu L, Fu B, Li ZK. 2011. DNA methylation changes detected by methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism in two contrasting rice genotypes under salt stress. J. Genet. Genomics 38(9): 419-424. Wang WS, Pan YJ, Zhao XQ, Dwivedi D, Zhu LH, Ali J, Fu BY, Li ZK. 2011. Drought-induced sitespecific DNA methylation and its association with drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.). J. Exp. Bot. 62(6): 1951-1960. Weerakoon WMW, Mutunayake MMP, Bandara C, Rao AN, Bhandariand DC, Ladha JK. 2011. Direct-seeded rice culture in Sri Lanka: lessons from farmers. Field Crops Res. 121: 53-63. Wei D, Cui K, Pan J, Ye G, Xiang J, Nie L, Huang J. 2011. Genetic dissection of grain nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield and their relationship in rice. Field Crops Res. 124: 340-346. Willocquet L, Noel M, Sackville Hamilton NR, Savary S. 2012. Susceptibility of rice to sheath blight: an assessment of the diversity of rice germplasm according to genetic groups and morphological traits. Euphytica 183: 227-241. Win PP, Kyi PP, De Waele D. 2011. Effect of agroecosystem on the occurrence of the rice rootknot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola on rice in Myanmar. Australasian Plant Pathol. 40: 187-196. Xu M-R, Vera Cruz CM, Fu B, Zhu L, Zhou Y, Li ZK. 2011. Different patterns of gene expression in rice varieties undergoing a resistant or susceptible interaction with the bacterial leaf streak pathogen. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 10 (65): 14419-14438. Ye C, Argayoso M, Redona E, Sierra SN, Laza MA, Dilla CJ, Mo Y, Thomson MJ, Chin JH, Delavina CB, Diaz GQ, Hernandez JE. 2011. Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers. Plant Breed. doi:10.1111/ j.1439-0523.2011.01924.x. Ye G, Van Ginkel M. 2011. Designing markerassisted inbred line development strategies using computer simulation. Plant Breed. Rev. 34: 297348. Yoshimoto M, Yokozawa M, Iizumi T, Okada M, Nishimori M, Masaki Y, Ishigooka Y, Kuwagata T, Kondo M, Ishimaru T, Fukuoka M. 2010. Projection of effects of climate change on rice yield and keys to reduce its uncertainties. Crop Environ. Bioinfom. 7: 260-268. Yuan W, Peng S, Cao C, Virk P, Xing D, Zhang Y, Visperas RM, Laza RC. 2011. Agronomic performance of rice breeding lines selected based on plant traits or grain yield. Field Crops Res. 121: 168-174. Zhang F, Zhai H, Paterson AH, Xu J, Gao Y, Zheng T, Wu R, Fu B, Ali J, Li ZK. 2011. Dissecting genetic networks underlying complex phenotypes: the theoretical framework. PloS One 6(1): e14541. Zhang Z-H, Liu Q, Song H-X, Rong X-M, Ismail AM. 2011. Responses of contrasting rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes to salt stress as affected by nutrient concentrations. Agric. Sci. Chin. 10: 101-105. 9 of 21
Publications and seminars Zhang Z-H, Liu Q, Song H-X, Rong X-M, Ismail AM. 2011. Responses of different rice genotypes to salt stress and its relation to plant growth, root physiological characteristics and ABA content. Plant Nutr. Fert. Sci. 17(5): 1035-1043. Zhang Z-H, Liu Q, Song H-X, Rong X-M, Ismail AM. 2011. Responses of different rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes to salt stress and relation to carbohydrate metabolism and chlorophyll content. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 7(1): 19-27. Zheng T, Yang J, Zhong WG, Zhai HQ, Zhu LH, Ali AJ, Yang JH, Wang J, Zhu JY, Uzokwe VNE, Xu JL, Li ZK. 2011. Novel loci for field resistance to blackstreaked dwarf and stripe viruses identified in a set of reciprocal introgression lines of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Mol Breed. doi: 10.1007/s11032-0119691-6. Zheng TQ, Wang Y, Ali AJ, Zhu LH, Sun Y, Zhai HQ, Mei HW, Xu ZJ, Xu JL, Li ZK. 2011. Genetic effects of background-independent loci for grain weight and shape identified using advanced reciprocal introgression lines from Lemont Teqing in rice. Crop Sci. 51(6): 2525-2534. doi:10.2135/cropsci2011.05.0259. Zhou YL, Uzokwe VNE, Zhang CH, Cheng LR, Wang L, Chen K, Gao XQ, Sun Y, Chen JJ, Zhu LH, Zhang Q, Ali, J, Xu JL, Li ZK. 2011. Improvement of bacterial blight resistance of hybrid rice in China using the Xa23 gene derived from wild rice (Oryza rufipogon). Crop Prot. 30(6): 637644. (Germany): LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH & Co. 134 p. Heong KL, Tan KH, Garcia CPF, Fabellar LT, Lu Z. 2011. Research methods in toxicology and insecticide resistance monitoring of rice planthoppers. Los Banos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 101 p. Palis FG. 2011. Utilizing social capital to facilitate sharing and learning: the impact of social capital in technology sharing and learning on IPM in the Philippines. KG Saarbrucken (Germany): LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GMbH & Co. 236 p. Paris T, Manzanilla D, Tatlonghari G, Labios R, Cueno A, Villanueva D. 2011. Guide to participatory varietal selection for submergence-tolerant rice. Los Baos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 111 p. Timsina J, Buresh RJ, Dobermann A, Dixon J. 2011. Rice-maize systems in Asia: current situation and potential. Los Banos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. 235 p. Fischer KS, Fukai S, Kumar A, Leung H, Jongdee B. 2011. Phenotyping rice for adaptation to drought. In: Monneveux P, Ribaut JM, eds. Drought phenotyping in crops: from theory to practice. Mexico: Generation Challenge Programme, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. p 213-244. Gautam RK, Singh RK, Singh NK, Krishnamurthy SL. 2011. Harnessing genomic tools for improving salt tolerance in rice: prospects and progress. In: Muralidharan K, Siddiq EA, eds. Genomics and crop improvement: relevance and reservations. Hyderabad (India): Institute of Biotechnology, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University. p 299-313. Impa SM, Nadaradjan S, Jagadish SVK. 2011. Drought stress induced reactive oxygen species and anti-oxidants in plants. In: Ahmad P, Prasad MNV, eds. Abiotic stress responses in plants: metabolism, productivity, and sustainability. New York: Springer. p 131-148. Ismail AM, Thomson MJ. 2011. Molecular breeding of rice for problem soils. In: de Oliveira AC, Varshney RK, eds. Root genomics. Berlin: Springer. p 289-311. Lafarge T, Peng S, Hasegawa T, Quick WP, Jagadish SVK, Wassmann R. 2011. Genetic adjustment to changing climates: rice. In: Singh Yadav SS, Redden R, Hatfield JL, Lotze-Campen H, Hall A, eds. Crop adaptation to climate change. New York: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. p 298-313. Matthew C, Sackville Hamilton NR. 2011. Analysing persistence of grass swards in terms of tiller birth and death. In: Mercer CF, ed. Pasture persistence symposium. New Zealand: New Zealand Grassland Association. p 63-68.
Book chapters
Brar DS, Virk PS, Jena KK, Khush GS. 2011. Breeding for resistance to planthoppers in rice. In: Genomics and crop improvement: relevance and reservations. Hyderabad (India): Padma Publishers. p 237-255. Craufurd P, Jagadish SVK, Padgham J. 2011. Impacts of climate change on rainfed agriculture and adaptation strategies to improve livelihoods. In: Wani SP, Rockstrom J, Sahrawat KL, eds. Integrated watershed management in rainfed agriculture. Florida (USA): CRC Press. p 421-437.
Books (Monographs)
Gumma MK, Thenkabail PS. 2011. Methods and approaches of irrigated area mapping using remote sensing. KG Dudweiler Landstr.
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Publications and seminars Singh US, Zaidi NW, Singh HB. 2011. Use of microbes and host tolerance for abiotic stress management in plants. In: Plant pathology in India: vision 2030. New Delhi (India): Indian Phytopathological Society, Division of Plant Pathology, IARI. p 265-275. Thenkabail PS, Munir AH, Dheeravath V, Gumma MK. 2011.Global croplands and their water use remote sensing and non-remote sensing perspectives. In: Weng Q, ed. Advances in environmental remote sensing: sensors, algorithms and application. USA: CRC Press. p 383-416. Bhandari H, Chowdhury A, Mohanty S. 2011. Dynamic of rural transformation in two villages in Bangladesh 1988-2010: findings of longitudinal studies.In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agricultureand Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Bhandari H, Mohanty S, Deb U, Khanam TS. 2011. Hybrid rice in Bangladesh: current status and prospects. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Biswal A, Oane RH, Raorane ML, Narciso JO, Min A, Enriquez B, Kumar A, Kohli A. 2011. Identification of candidate genes in the large effect QTL DTY12.1 for yield under stress. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics, 7-10 Nov 2011, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Cabrera E, Hossain M. 2011. Land use, livelihoods and rice variety diversity in irrigated and rainfed ecosystems in the Philippines. In: Proceedings of the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Gauchan D, Emerick-Bool MR, Malabayabas ML, Pandey S. 2011. Adoption pattern of new generation modern rice varieties in stress-prone environments of South Asia. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Ghimiray M, Pandey S, Velasco ML. 2011. Estimating the adoption rate of modern rice varieties in Bhutan. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Khong DT, Sumalde ZM, Pede VO, Garcia YT, Bello AK, McKinley JD. 2011. Cost efficiency of resource-conserving technologies in rice-wheat systems: the case of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Khong DT, Sumalde ZM, Pede VO, Garcia YT, Bello AL, McKinley JD. 2011. Technical efficiency of resource-conserving technologies in rice-wheat systems: the case of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Khong DT, Sumalde ZM, Pede VO, McKinley JD, Garcia YT, Bello AL. 2011. Cost and return analysis of resource-conserving technologies in rice-wheat systems: the case of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. McKinley JD, Pede VO, Sparks AH, Duff B. 2011. An economic assessment of the impact of mango pulp weevil on the agricultural sector 11 of 21
Conference and workshop papers in proceedings

Ballesfin G, Pede VO, Sparks AH. 2011. Income inequality and economic growth in the Philippines. In: Proceedings of the 48th PAEDA Conference, 20-21 Oct 2011, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Balwinder-Singh, Humphreys E, Eberbach PL, Katupitiya A. 2011. The partitioning of evapotranspiration by irrigated wheat as affected by rice straw mulch. In: Proceedings of the 5th World Conservation Agriculture Congress, 24-28 Sep 2011, Brisbane, Australia. Behura D. Pandey S, Velasco ML. 2011. Estimating varietal adoption patterns and investment in rice research in Orissa. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agricultureand Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Publications and seminars of Palawan, Philippines. In: Proceedings of the 48th PAEDA Conference, 20-21 Oct 2011, Illocos Norte, Philippines. Malabayabas ML, Gauchan D, Pandey P. 2011. Comparative analysis of rice variety adoption in Eastern India and Central Luzon. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Pandey S. 2011. Tracking the adoption of improved rice varieties: approaches and key results. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Quicho ED, Lampayan RM, Sibayan EB, Flor RJB, Palis FG. 2011. Adoption of alternate wetting and drying technology: the Philippine experience. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Raitzer D, Dobermann A, Virk P, Ismail A, Bouman B, Leung H, Mohanty S, Savary S, Fitzgerald M. 2011. Strategic assessment of international rice research priorities for Asia. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Rao AN, Ladha JK. 2011. Possible approaches for ecological weed management in direct-seeded rice in a changing world. In: Proceedings of the 23rd Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference, 26-29 Sep 2011, Cairns, Australia. p 444-453. Samoy KC, Ella VB, Lampayan RM, Saludes RB, Villano MG. 2011. Effects of AWD and seedling age on grain yield and water productivity of irrigated lowland rice: an experimental and modeling study. In: Proceedings of the 24th National Rice R&D Conference, 16-18 Mar 2011, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Samoy KC, Lampayan RM, Ramos NR, Sibayan EB. 2011. Effects of alternate wetting and drying technology and seedling age on the physical grain quality of irrigated lowland rice. In: Proceedings of the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. (Philipp. J. Crop Sci. Soc. 36 (suppl. 1): 97. Shahe A, Islam MA, Paris T, Cueno A. 2011. Adaptation strategies and coping mechanism against climate change in coastal Bangladesh. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Singh US, Bari MA, Dar MH. 2011. Stress-tolerant rice variety for food security in SAARC countries. In: Proceedings of the Seed Congress and Fair, 10-12 Apr 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh. p 24-30. Singh US, Dar MH, Singh S, Bari MA. 2011. Stress-tolerant rice varieties : an adaptation to climate change by enhancing and stabilizing rice productivity under stress. In: Proceedings of the 5th National Seminar on Multi-Sectoral Innovations for Rural Prosperity, 19-21 May 2011, Karnal, India. Singleton GR, Bouman BAM 2011. Sustainable development in agriculture: public-private response options for rice. In: Proceedings of the ASEAN Food Security Conference, 18 July 2011, Manila, Philippines. Singleton GR, Htwe NM, Nelson AD, Brown PR. 2011. Rodent outbreaks and extreme weather events: a Southeast Asian and Australian perspective. In: Proceedings of the 15th Australian Vertebrate Pest Conference, 20-23 Jun 2011, Sydney, Australia. Singleton G, Pha DN, An NH, Toan NV, Huan NH, Johnson D, Gummert M. 2011. Applying good agricultural practices to increase rice production in the Mekong delta the An Giang model. In: Pham Van Du, ed. Proceedings of the Conference on Pathways to Develop High-quality Rice in Vietnam, Second Rice Festival, 10 Nov 2011. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): Department of Crop Production. p 436-440. Tsakirpaloglou N, Raorane M, Trijatmiko KR, Quan Binh NGC, Azanes MD, Biswal AK, Enriquez B, Narciso J, Oane R, Treumann A, Edwards M, Conrad L, Gatehouse A, Sundaresan V, SlametLoedin I, Kohli A. 2011. A developmentally upregulated rice germin-like protein: a bifunctional essential gene. In: Proceedings of the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. (Philipp. J. Crop Sci. 36-S1) Valencia MS, Moya P, Kajisa K. 2011. Why do non-adopters of AWD use less water as AWD adopters? In: Proceedings of the 7th
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Publications and seminars ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Valera GV, Tonini A, Molina I, Fider MJ, Mohanty S. 2011. Effects of global economic slowdown on rice food security in Asia. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Walisinghe BR, Rajapaksa RDDP, Pandey S, Dissanayake DMN, Velasco ML, Perera THCS. 2011. Rice research investments, varietal release and adoption in Sri Lanka. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Wang H, Pandey S. 2011. Economics of improved upland rice variety and its impact in southern Yunnan, China. In: Proceedings of the 7th ASAE International Conference on Meeting the Challenges Facing Asian Agriculture and Agricultural Economics Toward a Sustainable Future, 13-15 Oct 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam. Zhang F, Xu JL, Gao YM, Yu SB, Fu BY, Ali J, Lee J, Li ZK. 2011. Three genetic systems controlling growth, development and productivity of rice (Oryza sativa L.)a reevaluation of the Green Revolution. In: Proceedings of the Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference, 15-19 Jan 2011, San Diego, CA, USA. (Plant Mol. Breed. W432)
Papers presented at conferences and workshops

Argayoso MA, Redoa ED, Ye C, Jagadish K, Dela Via CB, Diaz GQ, Hernandez JE. 2011. Mapping heat-tolerance quantitative trait loci at the flowering stage in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Bandillo N, Muyco AP, Redoa ED, Gregorio GB, Singh RK, Leung H. 2011. Population development through multiparent advanced generation intercrosses (MAGIC) among diverse rice genotypes to facilitate gene discovery for various traits in rice. Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Beebout SEJ, Rubianes FHC, Castillo OB, Larazo WM, Tuyogon DS. 2011. Water-saving irrigation technique enhances zinc biofortification in rice (Oryza sativa). Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, 4-7 Jul 2011, Florence, Italy. Beebout SEJ, Rubianes FHC, Tuyogon DSJ, Mabesa RC. 2011. Reasons for variation in rice (Oryza sativa) grain zinc response to zinc fertilization. Paper presented at the 3rd International Zinc Symposium, 10-14 Oct 2011, Hyderabad, India. Cappleman LD, Singson NY, Rebong DB, Bastasa DB, Toledo MCU, Pamplona AM, Solis RS, Padolina TF, Redoa ED. 2011. Towards improving the testing and release of new rice varieties. Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of
the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Casimero D, Singleton GR, Buresh R, Mendoza T. 2011. Last-mile delivery strategies at IRRI: making the most of ICT. Paper presented at the Conference on Information and Communication Management for Agricultural Innovation in Southeast Asia, Sep 2011, Bangkok, Thailand. Chandna P, Ladha JK, Punia M, Sharma SK, Gangwar B. 2011. Impact of soil and climate on longterm yield trends of rice-rice system in India. In: Abstracts of the ASA/CSSA/SSA annual meetings, 16-19 Oct 2011, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Chi T, Paris T. 2011. Womens critical roles in ensuring food security in South Vietnam. Paper presented at the workshop on Ensuring a Square Meal: Gender and Food Security in Southeast Asia, 3-4 Aug 2011, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. Fujita D. 2011. Current planthopper problem and research for planthopper resistance in Japan. Paper presented at the Partnership Development Workshop for Enhancing Brown Planthopper Resistance, Nov 2011, IRRI, Los Baos, Laguna, Philippines. Gathala MK, Kumar Vivak, Kumar Virender, Saharawat YS, Blackwell J, Ladha JK. 2011. Happy Seeder technology: a solution for residue management for sustainability and improved production of the rice-wheat system of the IndoGangetic Plains. In: Abstracts of the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 26-29 Sep 2011, Brisbane, Australia. p 94-95. Gumma MK, Nelson A, Maunahan A, Islam S. 2011. Spatial-temporal distribution of rice-cropping 13 of 21
Publications and seminars systems using remote sensing techniques. Paper presented at the ESRIUC Conference, 11-15 Jul 2011, San Diego CA, USA. Gupta V, Chandna P, Kumar K, Ladha JK. 2011. High-resolution refined methane budget estimates from paddy fields of Karnal using remote sensing and GIS. In: Abstracts of the ASA/CSSA/SSA annual meetings, 16-19 Oct 2011, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Gurung K. 2011. Dynamics of gender, equity and household food security in changing ricebased agricultural systems. Paper presented at IFPRIs brown bag seminar, 5 Aug 2011, IFPRI, Washington, D.C. Haefele SM, Castillo R, Buresh R. 2011. Nutrient manager for site-specific fertilizer recommendations in rainfed lowland rice: principles and delivery options. Paper presented at the 10th ESAFS Conference, 10-13 Oct 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Haefele SM, Field J, Gummert M, Knoblauch C. 2011. Bioenergy and biochar in rice-based systems: characteristics and opportunities. Abstract and oral presentation at the 1st Annual World Congress of Bioenergy, 25-30 Apr 2011, Dalian, China. Htwe NM, Singleton GR, Sluydts V, Hinds LA. 2011. Are rodent population eruptions in Southeast Asia associated with quantity or quality of food? Paper presented at the 8th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference, 29 Sep 2011, Berlin, Germany. Jagadish SVK, Ishimaru T, Ye C, Heuer S, Redoa E. 2011. Strategies and progress in adapting rice to high temperature stress. Paper presented at the workshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Oct 2011, Vientiane, Laos. Ladha JK, Reddy K, Padre A, van Kessel C. 2011. Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers: implications for soil organic matter. In: Abstracts of the ASA/CSSA/ SSA annual meetings, 16-19 Oct 2011, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Laik R, Saharawat Y, Singh SS, Ladha JK. 2011. Carbon footprint of crop production due to shift from conventional to conservation agriculture. In: Abstracts of the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 26-29 Sep 2011, Brisbane, Australia. p 112-113. Lampayan RM, Bouman BAM. 2011. Impact pathways: the story of alternate wetting and drying water-saving technology. Paper presented at the International Workshop on Alternate Wetting and Drying for Resource Conservation and Reduction of Environmental Pollution, 13-14 Dec 2011, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Laza MA, Redoa ED, Sierra SN, Manigbas, NL. 2011. Breeding cool rice lines for hot climes. Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Leung H, Bandillo N, Muyco PA, Raghavan C, Sevilla A, Lobina I, Dixit S, Thomson M, Mauleon R, Kumar A, Singh RK, Gregorio G, Redoa E. 2011. MAGIC Rice: production, characterization, and its use in breeding networks. Paper presented at the Generation Challenge ProgramGeneral Research Meeting Phase II, Sep 2011, Hyderabad, India. Leung H, Liu Y, Mauleon R, Satoh K. Kikuchi S, Leach J, Yang J, Zhu XY, Zhao J, Zhang S, Liu B. 2011. Dissecting the molecular basis of broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice. Workshop abstract presented at the Plant & Animal Genome XIX International Conference on the Status of Plant & Animal Genome Research, 15-19 Jan 2011, San Diego, USA. Leung L, McNally K, Thomson M, Bandillo N, Muyco P, Singh RK, Gregorio G, Redoa E. 2011. Expanding and fine-tuning genetic resources for the discovery of gene functions in rice. Paper presented at the Rice Functional and Comparative Genomics Workshop, Plant and Animal Genome Conference, 15-19 Jan 2011, San Diego California, USA. McKinley JD, Pede VO, Sparks AH, Duff B. 2011. An economic assessment of the impact of mango pulp weevil on the agricultural sector of Palawan, Philippines. Paper presented at the SEARCA Seminar, 11 Oct 2011, Los Baos, Laguna. McNally K, Hamilton RS. 2011. The challenges of molecular genetics for genebanks. Paper presented at the European PGR meeting hosted by Eucarpia, 5-7 Apr 2011, Wageningen, Netherlands. http://www.epgrc2011.nl/ EPGRC2011_program.html. McNally K, Mauleon R, Detras J, Ulat V, Liang CZ, Schackwitz W, Martin J, Sharma R, Sharma M, Tung CW, Wright M, Leach J, Leung H, Ronald P, McCouch S, McCombie WR. 2011. Progress in building a reference-guided de novo assembly of the indica type IR 64. Paper presented at the Rice SNP Discovery Project Workshop, International Rice Functional Genomics Symposium 9, 7-9 Nov 2011, Taipei, Taiwan. http://www.isrfg9.org/ program2.html. McNally K, Mauleon R, Liang CZ, Hamilton RS, Li ZK, Wang R, Chen HL, Zhang GY, Liang HS, Leung H, Dobermann A, Zeigler R. 2011. The rice 3000 genomes project: sequencing for 14 of 21
Publications and seminars crop improvement. Paper presented at the Functional Genomics for Agriculture session, Sixth International Conference on Genomics, 12-15 Nov 2011, Shenzhen, China; and at the Philippine Society of Career Scientist Symposium hosted by DOST, 23 Nov 2011, Quezon City, Philippines. Malijan AK, Sevilla AL, Bandillo N, Redoa E. 2011. Combining ability in a full-diallel cross of eight founder lines of a heat-tolerant MAGIC population. Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Mo Y, Redoa E, Ye C, Sierra S. 2011. Relationship between starch synthesis-related gene alleles and starch properties of rice ripened under the high temperature condition. Paper presented at the Korean Society of Breeding Science Symposium on Plant Breeding Strategy to Prepare for Climate Change, July 2011, Muju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. Mohanty S. 2011. Futures markets and risk management. Paper presented at the World Rice Conference, 19-21 Oct 2011, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Moore G, Sackville Hamilton R. 2011. The CGIAR: mobilizing PGRFA for the benefit of developing countries. Paper presented at the 4th session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 13 Mar 2011, Bali, Indonesia. Mussgnug F, Castillo R, Ndiaye MK, Buresh R, Haefele SM. 2011. Nutrient Manager for Rice (NMRice): the development of an ICT-based tool for site-specific nutrient management of lowland rice in West Africa. Paper presented at the Tropentag, 5-7 Oct 2011, Bonn, Germany. Nakano Y, Kajisa K. 2011. The impact of access to credit and training on technological adoption: a case of rice sector in Tanzania. Paper presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting, 24-26 Jul 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Padre A, Ladha JK, Rai M, Gathala M, Sharma S. 2011. Estimating greenhouse gas fluxes by gas chromatography and the photoacoustic infrared detection system. In: Abstracts of the ASA/CSSA/ SSA annual meetings, 16-19 Oct 2011, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Raviz J, Quilang EJ, Barbieri M, Alosnos E, Asilo S, Balleras G, Baradas AC, Corpuz A, de Dios J, Dollentas R, Dupitas E, Ganotisi N, Holecz F, Laborte A, Mabalay MO, Maloom J, Maunahan A, Mirandilla JR, Nelson A, Rala A, Romarez G, Suer AC, Tabudlong B, Varquez F, Vergara JR. 2011. Mapping and monitoring rice areas using multisensor multitemporal synthetic aperture RADAR (SAR) imagery. Paper presented at the 24th PhilRice National Rice R&D, 16-18 Mar 2011, Nueva Ecija, Philippines; and at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Redoa ED. 2011. GSR-INGER and GSR-MET trials. Paper presented at the Green Super Rice-Asia Project Review, Aug 2011, IRRI, Los Banos, Philippines. Redoa ED. 2011. INGER and germplasm exchange. Paper presented at the STRASA II Inception and Planning Meeting, Apr 2011, New Delhi, India. Redoa ED. 2011. Multi-Environment Testing (MET). Paper presented at the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) Asia Review, Oct 2011, IRRI, Los Baos, Philippines. Redoa ED. 2011. Role of INGER in TRRC seed exchange/multi-environment trials. Paper presented at the Steering Committee Meeting of the Temperate Rice Research Consortium, Sep 2011, Krasnodar, Russia. Redoa ED. 2011. Varietal release systems in Asia: updates to enhance access of marginal farmers to seeds of new varieties. Paper presented at the 10th Review and Steering Committee Meeting of the Consortium for Unfavorable Rice Environments, Apr 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal. Redoa ED, Singson NYM, Toledo MCU. 2011. Development of regional sets of example varieties for the test guidelines for rice. Paper presented at the 38th Session of the Union for the Protection of Plant Varieties (UPOV) Technical Working Party for Agricultural Crops (TWA), May 2011, Brasilia, Brazil. Redoa ED, Ye C, Laza MA, Sierra SN, Argayoso MA, Sevilla AP, Dilla CJ, Bandillo B, Baliuag N, Mo Y, Malijan AK. 2011. Breeding for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice. Paper presented at the Korean Society of Breeding Science Symposium on Plant Breeding Strategy to Prepare for Climate Change, Jul 2011, Muju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. Rehman HM, Gill MA, Awan NA, Ladha JK. 2011. Evaluation and promotion of integrated crop and resource management technologies in rice-wheat systems in Pakistan. In: Abstracts of the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 26-29 Sep 2011, Brisbane, Australia. p 404-405. Sackville Hamilton R. 2011. Biosafety requirements for use of GMOs in the laboratory, screenhouse, greenhouse, glasshouse, and confined field trials (CFT). Paper presented at IRRI Biosafety
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Publications and seminars Workshop, Apr 2011, IRRI, Los Baos, Laguna, Philippines. Sackville Hamilton R. 2011. GM research at IRRI: ensuring biosafety. Paper presented at the APAARI expert consultation on agricultural biotechnology, biosafety and biosecurity, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Oct 2011, Taichung, Taiwan. Sackville Hamilton R. 2011. GPG2 crop registries and the new web interface to IRIS. Paper presented at ICIS developers meeting, Apr 2011, Hyderabad, India. Sackville Hamilton R, Dobermann A, Barry GF, Jimenez IR, Oliveros RA, Zeigler RS. 2011. Use of plant variety protection: the experience of the International Rice Research Institute. Paper presented at the UPOV seminar on plant variety protection and technology transfer: the benefits of public-private partnership, Apr 2011, Geneva, Switzerland. Sackville Hamilton R, Xie F, Dobermann A. 2011. HRDC guidelines amendment 2011. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the HRDC, Mar 2011, IRRI, Los Baos, Laguna, Philippines. Saharawat YS, Ladha JK, Gathala M, Jat ML, Choudhary N. 2011. InfoRCT: productivity, income and environment simulation tool for conservation agriculture-based rice-wheat rotation. In: Abstracts of the 5th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, 26-29 Sep 2011, Brisbane, Australia. p 152-153. Singleton G, Htwe NM, Nelson A. 2011. Rodent outbreaks and extreme weather events: a Southeast Asian perspective. Paper presented at the 8th European Vertebrate Pest Management Conference, 29 Sep 2011, Berlin, Germany. Singson NMY, Redoa ED, Toledo MCU, Alcantara VP, Andam RXD, Salabsabin AP, Vicente JM, Dilla CJA. 2011. Promising genetic donors identified in international nurseries (2006-2009). Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Tuyogon DSJ, Larazo WM, Beebout SEJ. 2011. Using redox chemistry to improve zinc uptake by rice plants. Paper presented at the 26th Philippine Chemistry Congress, 12-16 Apr 2011, Cebu, Philippines. Ye C, Sierra S, Laza M, Dilla CJ, Argayoso M, Mo Y, Redoa E. 2011. Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers. Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. De Guzman F, Reao R, Almazan MS, Capilit GL, Sison L, Resurreccion N, Alana M, Timple S, Sackville Hamilton NR. 2011. Conservation and use of rice genetic resources: a partnership toward sustainable rice research and food security. Poster presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Ella ES, Dionisio-Sese ML, Ismail AM. 2011. Seed priming improves emergence and seedling establishment of rice in flooded soils. Poster presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Faronilo JE, Lampayan RM, Tuong TP, Hosen Y, Caramihan LN, Cabangon RJ, Burac ME. 2011. Seedbed nutrition and seeding density induce vigor of rice seedlings for transplanting. Poster presented at the 14th Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology, Inc. Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference, 25-27 May 2011, Visayas State University, Baybay, Leyte. Gumma MK. Mapping complex rice-cropping pattern in Bangladesh using MODIS time series data. Poster presented at the ESRI International User Conference,11-15 Jul 2011, San Diego, CA, USA. Hay FR, de Guzman F, Reao R, Almazan MS, Sackville Hamilton NR. 2010. Rice seed research at the T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center. Poster presented at the International Seed Testing Association Seed Symposium, Jun 2010, Cologne, Germany.
Conference and workshop posters

Anacleto MR, Morales J, Lagare J, Sackville Hamilton R, Liang C. 2011. A new Web interface for rice germplasm and breeding data: integrated data browser and StudyMart. Poster presented at the 2011 Annual Research Meeting of the Generation Challenge Programme. Asilo S, Nelson A, Aunario JK, Laborte AG, Chemin Y, Hijsman RJ. 2011. Automated mapping of rice paddies using multitemporal MODIS images and R. Poster presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines.
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Publications and seminars Impa SM, Rubianes FHC, Ismail AM, Schulin R, Beebout SEJ. 2011. Rice genotype variation for Zn uptake and translocation. Poster presented at the 11th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, 4-7 Jul 2011, Florence, Italy. Katica I, Thomson MJ, Virk PS, McNally K, Meyers SN, Yi Y, Unger MA, Jones RC, Wang J. 2011. Low-cost, high-throughput genotyping of rice germplasm accessions with Fluidigm SNPtypeTM 48-SNP genotyping panel. Poster presented at the 9th Plant GEM, 4-7 May 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. Khong TD, Pede VO, Sumalde ZM, McKinley JD, Mohanty S. 2011. Technical efficiency of resource-conserving technologies in ricewheat systems: the case of Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India. Poster presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, 24-26 Jul 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Lampayan RM, Quicho ED, Cabangon RJ, Sibayan EB, de Dios JL, Bouman BAM, Flor RJB, Palis FG, Vicmudo VR. 2011. Outscaling of safe alternate wetting and drying technology in the Philippines. Poster presented at the 14th Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology, Inc. Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference, 25-27 May 2011, Visayas State University, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. Maimaiti Y, Dueas CC, Oliva NP, Abrigo E, Trijatmiko KR, Qiu DW, Cal AJ, Henry A, Slamet-Loedin IH. 2011. Overexpression of rice HD-Zip gene affects rice root depth under drought stress. Poster presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Morete MJ, Impa SM, Rubianes FHC, Beebout SEJ. 2011. Characterization of zinc uptake and transport in rice under reduced conditions in agar nutrient solution. Poster presented at the 14th Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference, 25-27 May 2011, Visayas State University, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. Naredo MEB, Quilloy-Mercado SM, Mojica CAR, Rellosa MCC, Rodriguez MA, Rayco JA, Caspillo BR, Torres JB, Ramos J, Alcaraz M, Barrion A, Hamilton RS, McNally KL. 2011. Fostering a global, public genetic diversity platform through the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP). Poster presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Onoya J, Larazo WM, Tuyogon DSJ, Beebout SEJ. 2011. Soil-Zn analyses with different water management in field experiment: Zn-deficiency assessment in rice. Poster presented at the 14th Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference, 2527 May 2011, Visayas State University, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines. Pede VO, Huelgas ZM, Villano L, Garcia C, McKinley JD, Mohanty S. 2011. Economic growth in the Philippines: a spatial econometric analysis at the provincial level, 1991 2000. Poster presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, 24-26 Jul 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Quilloy-Mercado SM, Ballesfin MLE, Berdos MLG, Naredo MEB, McNally KL. 2011. Genetic variation in CC genome Oryza species detected by SSR markers. Poster presented at the 21st Scientific Conference of the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the Philippines, 9-14 May 2011, Legazpi City, Philippines. Raviz J, Quilang EJ, Barbieri M, Alosnos E, Asilo S, Balleras G, Baradas AC, de Dios J, Dollentas R, Dupitas E, Ganotisi N, Holecz F, Laborte A, Mabalay MO, Maloom J, Maunahan A, Mirandilla JR, Nelson A, Rala A, Romarez G, Suer AC, Tabudlong B, Varquez F, Vergara JR. 2011. Mapping and monitoring rice areas using multisensor multitemporal synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery. Poster presented at the 61st PSAE Annual National Convention and 9th International Agricultural Engineering Conference and Exhibition, 25-29 Apr 2011, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. Thomson MJ, Reveche MY, Dilla CJ, de Ocampo M, Mojica C, Ismail AM, Redoa E, McNally KL, Leung H, Wright M, McCouch SR. 2011. High-throughput 384-plex SNP genotyping for diversity analysis, fingerprinting and QTL mapping in rice using the Illumina BeadXpress platform. Poster presented at the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIX, 15-19 Jan 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.
Magazines and newsletters

Bruskiewicz K, Rala A, Villano L, Nelson A. 2011. Rice yield trends in Asia over the past 50 years. Rice Today 9(1): 24-25. Ella ES, Dionisio-Sese ML, Ismail AM. 2011. Seed priming improves crop establishment of rice 17 of 21
Publications and seminars in flooded soils. Int. Rice Res. Notes (online publication. Mohanty S. 2011. The global rice market: boom or doom. Rice Today (10)1: 44-45. Mohanty S. 2011. The search for direction. Rice Today 10(3): 44-45. Mohanty S. 2011. Seven billion and counting: what does this mean for global food security? Rice Today (10)4: 8-49. Mohanty S. 2011. A sleepy rice market: the calm before the storm. Rice Today (10)2: 42-45. Nelson A. 2011. Who eats the most rice? Rice Today 10(4): 44-45. Paris T. 2011. Breaking stereotypes. Rice Today (10)2: 46. Ali J, Santiaguel AF. 2011. Greener rice. Rice Today 10(1): 27-29. Huelgas ZM, Pede V, Ganeshmoorthy R, Kumar A, Sharma R, Chowdhury A, Gurung K, Prasad S. 2011. Constraints to cereal and animal production and technology adoption in resourcepoor villages of India and Bangladesh. Social Sciences Division, IRRI. Available online. Jagadish SVK, Sumfleth K, Howell G, Redoa E, Wassmann R, Heuer S. 2010. Temperature effects on rice: significance and possible adaptation. In: Climate change: no regret options for adaptation and mitigation and their potential uptake. IRRI Limited Proceedings No. 16. Los Baos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute, 76 p. Manzanilla DO, Hondrade RFD, Vera Cruz CM, Johnson DE. 2011. Improving food security through community seed banks in the uplands of Asia. SEARCA Policy Brief Series. 4 p. Nakano Y, Bamba I. Diagne A, Otsuka K, Kajisa K. 2011. The possibility of a rice Green Revolution in large-scale irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa. Policy Research Working Paper 5560. World Bank. Singh RK, Gregorio GB, Ali S, Arceta M, Mohammadi R, Vispo NA, Reyes J, Thomson MJ, Gautam RK, Brar DS, Abdelbagi IM. 2011. Molecular screening and diversity of salt tolerance in rice genotypes. Food Security Center Brief No. 9. Universitt Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. 5 p. Singleton GR, Casimero MC, Baco D, Abidin Z, Sudarmaji. 2011. Improving rice productivity in South and South-East Sulawesi. Final report to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
Seminars
Sackville Hamilton R. 2011. Conserving the diversity of rice and the genebank. IRRI Rice Research to Production Course. Lecture presented at IRRI, Los Baos, Laguna, May. Sackville Hamilton R. 2011. Conserving and exploring rice diversity. Presented at Cornell University, New York, August. Sackville Hamilton NR. 2011. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: conservation, exchange, and use of rice genetic resources. IRRI Rice Breeding Course. Lecture presented at IRRI, Los Baos, Laguna, August. Singleton GR. 2011. Adapting to climate change through adaptive management of pests. Presented at the Symposium on Impact of Climate Change on Rice Production in Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 15 Feb. Singleton GR. 2011. IRRI and Myanmar: current projects; lessons learned; links to the new program. Presented at the ACIAR-Burma meeting, ACIAR, Canberra, Australia, 27 Jun. Singleton GR. 2011. The IRRCupdate on what we are doing in Vietnam and activities on GAP. Presented to 90 visiting delegates from 12 provinces in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam at IRRI, Los Baos, Philippines, 10 Oct. Singleton GR. 2011. Mot PhaiNam Giam: exciting partnership between IRRC and DAR. Opening presentation at the workshop on Mot Phai, Nam GiamAn Giang Model for Enhancing Sustainable Practices for Rice, An Giang, Vietnam, 31 Aug.
Occasional papers
Caton BP, Mortimer M, Hill JE, Johnson DE. 2011. Padi Gulma de Asia [Bahasa Indonesia]. Los Baos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 118 p. Haefele SM, Ismail AM, Johnson DE, Vera Cruz C, Samson B. 2010. Crop and natural resource management for climate-ready rice in unfavorable environments: coping with adverse conditions and creating opportunities. In: Climate change: no regret options for adaptation and mitigation and their potential uptake. IRRI Limited Proceedings No.16. Los Baos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 76 p.
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Publications and seminars Singleton GR. 2011. Plans for network for rice GAP. Presented at the Symposium on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Rice in Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 3-5 Apr. Singleton GR, Bouman BAM. 2011. Sustainable development in lowland irrigated rice cropping systemschallenges and opportunities. Presented at the Guangdong Rice Research Institute, Guangzhou, China, 13 Oct. Singleton GR, Johnson DE. 2011. IRRI and LIFT engagement in the lower delta of Myanmar. Presented at the Workshop on the Delta 2 projects of the United Nations Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT),Yangon, Myanmar, 18 Oct. Singleton GR, Johnson DE. 2011. Sustainable development in agriculture: response options for rice. Presented at Sriwijaya University, South Sumatra, Indonesia, 8 Jun. Singleton GR, Viriyangkura L. 2011. Rice GAP: objectives of the workshop. Presented at the Symposium on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Rice in Southeast Asia. Bangkok, Thailand, 3-5 Apr. Biochar and rice: an opportunity? Dr. Stephan Haefele. Making rice less thirsty: progress at IRRI. Dr. Arvind Kumar. Capturing positive transgressive variation from wild and exotic germplasm resources. Dr. Susan McCouch, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, USA. Building and applying technology to amplify the effectiveness of people-based agricultural extension systems. Mr. Rikin Gandhi, Digital Green, India. Challenges and strategies for weed management in direct-seeded rice. Dr. Bhagirath Chauhan. Spatial econometrics: concepts and applications for rice research. Dr. Val Olivier Pede. New efforts to enhance the yield potential of rice through GRiSP. Dr. Parminder Virk. Hidden treasures: precious stress tolerance genes from low-yielding rice varieties. Dr. Sigrid Heuer. Asias food security challengesa view from the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Katsuji Matsunami, Asian Development Bank. The journey from research to commercialization: an approach. Dr. Rajiv Pradhan, International Development Enterprises (Dhaka). A journey across disciplines for greater impact at the household level. Dr. Noel Magor. Rice in the global economy: strategic research and policy issues for food security. Dr. Sushil Pandey. Computational support of rice germplasm research. Dr. Richard Bruskiewich. Using ICT to make rice farming more profitable, IRRI does business not as usual. Ms. Rowena Castillo. The role of fast-food chains in the development of the agricultural sector. Mr. Tony Tan Caktiong, Jollibee Foods Corporation. HarvestPlusbreeding crops for better nutrition: progress to date and plans for 20122018. Dr. Howarth Bouis, HarvestPlus. Virtualize this! Mr. Marco van den Berg. Sustainable food consumption and production in a resource-constrained world. Dr. Erik Mathijs, Catholic University of Leuven. The Irrigated Rice Research Consortiuma dynamic platform for regional partnerships in NRM. Dr. Grant Singleton. Return of the Green Revolution menace with new vengeance. Dr. K.L. Heong. A survival guide to the CGIAR change process. Dr. Boru Douthwaite. From soil to seed: the quest for zinc-enriched rice. Dr. Sarah Beebout. Enhancing IRRIs power to do good. Dr. William Padolina. Molecular markers: technologies to accelerate research and breeding. Dr. Michael Thomson. Internal aeration during submergence. Dr. Ole Pedersen. Root aeration and radial oxygen loss in rice during waterlogging and complete submergence. Dr. Tim Colmer, School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia. Weather and politics threaten global food security. Dr. Samarendu Mohanty. Explorations in social science research: some lessons from an almost 2-decade journey. Dr. Sushil Pandey. 19 of 21
Thursday rice research seminars

Stress-tolerant rice: 35 years of progress. Dr. David Mackill. Price spikes and volatility: the new face of global agriculture. Dr. Samarendu Mohanty. Nurturing partnerships with national programs: why should you care? Mr. Julian Lapitan. C4 rice update. Dr. William Paul Quick The amylose project. Mr. Roslen Anacleto.
Publications and seminars Wide hybridization research at IRRI: accomplishments and prospects. Dr. Darshan Brar. Rice quality and IRRI: the last (almost) 8 years. Dr. Melissa Fitzgerald. DGs end-of-the-year report. Dr. Robert Zeigler. Is IRRIs online presence mere sets of information objects on the Internet? Mr. Jay Byrne, v-Fluence Interactive Public relations, Inc., USA. (special seminar) Thinking like a grower: Syngentas new strategic direction. Mr. Andrew Guthrie, Syngenta Asia Pacific. (special seminar) Impact of IRRI germplasm on rice production in selected Southeast Asian countries since 1985. Dr. John Brennan, Coolamaine Economic Research, Australia. (special seminar) from a rice-wheat cropping system in Punjab, India. Dr. Balwinder Singh. Agriculture in Pakistan and CSISA activities. Dr. Muhammad Aqil Khan. A hypothesis to explain the geographic resistance to host plant defense in insect pests. Dr. Peter W. de Jong, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. IRRIs drought stress research in rice with emphasis on roots: accomplishments over the last 50 years. Dr. Amelia Henry. What can physiologists learn from high-throughput phenotyping for association/evaluation of drought-inducible stay-green transgenics? Dr. Andrew Cal. Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology Probing the mystery of epigenetics: role of DNA methylation and histone modifications in rice. Dr. Guoliang Wang, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA. Mapping the future: Metamodels for scaling potato late blight risk in climate change scenarios. Dr. Adam Sparks. An overview of the breeding strategy of the China National Rice Molecular Breeding Network: from concept to reality. Dr. Zhikang Li. Genome-wide association study in the maize nested association mapping population. Dr. James Holland, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA. Perspectives of new sequencing technologies in positional cloning in rice. Dr. Rudi Trijatmiko. Global switches, fine-tuning and stress memories: the dynamic role of plant hormones in rice innate immunity. Dr. David De Vleesschauwer, Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. A case for concomitant improvement of food and feed traits through multidimensional crop improvement. Dr. Michael Blummel, International Livestock Research Institute. Epigenetic variation and its role in rice breeding. Dr. Ajay Kohli. Potential applications of QTLs underlying natural variation in rice roots. Dr. Yusaku Uga, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan. Relationships between rice neck blast incidence and leaf blast epidemic. Abhijeet Ghatak.
Division seminars
Crop and Environmental Sciences Measurement of soil water potential. Dr. Michael Forster, ICT International, Australia. Zinc nutrient initiative: improving crop production and nutritional status with zinc. Dr. Andrew Green, International Zinc Association. Insecticides: root cause of rice planthopper problems in Southeast Asia. Dr. K.L. Heong. Mapping soil EC for precision phenotyping. Mr. Steve Klassen. Utilizing an African rice O.glaberrima as a source of genes for improving drought tolerance in rainfed ecosystems. Dr. Athuman Abubakary. Does mulch really conserve water and increase water productivity? Field and APSIM simulation studies
Implications of transcriptional regulatory networks to stress tolerance engineering in rice. Dr. Benildo delos Reyes, School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, USA. How virus utilizes host system and how host defends against the invasion of virus: transcriptome analyses have given the answer to us. Dr. Shoshi Kikuchi, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Biosafety of GM crops: when ab - Safety assessment of foods designed to be different. Dr. Flerida Cario, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. Development and application of gene-specific marker of Pup 1 (Phosphorus uptake 1). Dr. Joong Hyoun Chin.
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Publications and seminars New strategies for control of crop diseases: a case of rice bacterial blight. Dr. Casiana Vera Cruz. Enhancing resistance to planthopper and leafhopper in rice. Dr. Daisuke Fujita. Transgenic approach for validation of gene cloning and product development. Dr. Rudi Trijatmiko. Seed transcriptome reprogramming under terminal drought to harness optimum yield and seed quality. Dr. Nese Sreenivasulu, Group Leader, Stress Genomics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany. Molecular approaches at Barwale Foundation for value addition in rice. Dr. Vinay Shenoy, Barwale Foundation, Hyderabad, India. Approaches towards marker-assisted breeding for heat tolerance. Dr. Changrong Ye. Exploring management options for root and seedling diseases of aerobic rice. Ms. Grace Banaay.
Social Sciences
Screening of the video: Filipino rice policy. Ms. Magee Clegg, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, USA. The challenge of increasing water productivity in irrigation: with particular reference to the Philippines and China. Dr. Kei Kajisa and Dr. Randy Barker. Adoption patterns of improved rice varieties in stress-prone areas of South Asia. Dr. Devendra Gauchan. Micro insurance in the Philippines: initial findings. Ms. Diana Owusu-Kyereko, London School of Economics and Political Science. ASEAN rice trade and my experience in the Philippines. Mr. Hoa Hoang (intern). A glimpse of water-saving technology practices in Bohol and Tarlac. Ariana Rose Shapiro (intern).
Mapping rice areas in the temperate zones of Eurasia: towards a global rice map using MODIS medium-resolution satellite imagery. Dr. Mirco Boschetti and Dr. Andrew Nelson. Mapping complex rice-cropping patterns in Bangladesh. Dr. Murali Krishna Gumma. Automated mapping of rice paddies in the Philippines. Ms. Sonia Asilo (intern). Validation of IRRI global rice model: sweating it out. Ms. Lucie Chambon (intern). Cost and return analysis and cost efficiency: the case of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Z. Sumalde and Dr. J. McKinley.
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Board of Trustees 2011

bill sta. clara

Board chair Emerlinda R. Roman

Dr. P. Stephen Baenziger

Dr. Mutsuo Iwamoto

Dr. Seong-Hee Lee

Prof. Friedrich Berschauer

Prof. Joyce K. Kikafunda

Dr. Jillian Lenn

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oard of rustees Board of Trustees 2011

Mr. Alfredo E. Pascual (ex officio)

Hon. Proceso J. Alcala (ex officio)

Dr. Achmad Suryana

Dr. Usha Barwale Zehr

Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman

Mr. Mohammed Syeduzzaman

Prof. Huqu Zhai

Dr. Robert S. Zeigler (ex officio)

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Degree and postdegree training

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Degree and postdegree training

Participants (no.) 18 45 23 23 30 113 18 23 9 9 24 37 40 40 40 29 72 7 61 35

12-16 Sep 7-11 Mar 14-19 Mar

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19 Jul 29 Jul 11Aug 2-4 Feb 9-11 Feb 30-31 Mar 59 42 36

4 Mar 28-29 Mar 18-19 Jun 23-24 Jun

IRRI Annual Report 2011

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Participants (no.) 60 35 45 45 35 15 150 30 33 20 5 1,290 5,694

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Degree and postdegree training

Alumni scholars, by country and region.

Alumni scholars, by type.

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Degree and postdegree training

Scholars on board in 2011, by country and region.

Scholars on board in 2011, by type.

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Rainfall, (mm d-1) 30 2010 20 2011

Daily mean windspeed, measured at 2-m height, was

Because of slightly higher air temperature, lower

Mean early morning relative humidity ranged from

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Solar radiation (MJ m2 d-1) 25 23 21 19 17

Fig. 2. Monthly total rainfall (2011) and long-term totals (1979-2010).

Fig. 4. Monthly total evaporation in the wetland site in 2011.

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Solar radiation (MJ m-2 d-1)

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Memoranda of Agreement with Partner Institutions

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IRRI Annual Report 2011