In partnership with the national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES) and the private hybrid rice seed sector, IRRI proposes to establish a Hybrid Rice Research and Development Consortium (HRDC). 

The IRRI Hybrid Rice Research and Development Consortium (IRRI-HRDC) announces the Open Procurement of THREE (3) of its new Hybrid lines.

Interested parties may contact Dr. Fangming Xie ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for the Hybrid details.

Deadline for submission of requisition is until May 20, 2008.
 

Objectives:

1.  To clarify and further refine the HRDC guidelines

2.  To elect members to the HRDC Advisory Committee

3.  To provide some updates on IRRI 's general research on hybrid rice

4.  To discuss priorities and strategies related to hybrid rice development in the next 3-5 years  

Other details of the meeting are forthcoming.
 

5th International Hybrid Rice Symposium Accelerating hybrid rice development 11-15 September 2008, Changsha, China
Click here to go to Symposium Website Click here to see Symposium Circular # 1

Hybrid rice has significant potential to improve food security and farmers’ income by revitalizing yield growth and increasing resource-use efficiency in various rice ecosystems. Remarkable progress has been made in hybrid rice technology during the past decades and it is fast expanding in Asia and beyond.

Since the 4th International Hybrid Rice Symposium in May 2002, the area grown to hybrid rice outside China increased to an estimated 2.6 million hectares in 2006. However, further development of hybrid rice still faces many challenges, particularly in areas such as yield heterosis, grain quality,seed production, seed cost, field management, and public-private partnerships. Advances in new technologies such as functional genomics and marker-assisted selection provide new opportunities for breeding hybrids with higher yield potential, better grain quality, and multiple resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses.This symposium will bring together leading researchers and industry experts to review current knowledge on hybrid rice development, seed production,molecular applications, crop and resource management, and economics, as well as to discuss future research strategies.
The program will include a combination of paper presentations, work-group discussions, field visits, and hybrid rice technology exhibits. 

Symposium topics

1. Improvements in breeding methodologies and products
2. Application of biotechnology in hybrid rice breeding
3. Technology of hybrid seed production
4. Physiology and management for high yield and high resource-use efficiency
5. Improving hybrid rice grain quality
6. Hybrid rice economics, public-private partnerships, and intellectual property management
7. Country reports: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, United States, Vietnam
   

Sponsors:   

    *  International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

     *  China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development (CNHRRDC)

     *  China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI)

     *  The People's Government of Hunan, China