Resources

HRDC 2024 Annual Report

The HRDC Annual Meeting was held on September 25-26, 2024, at the IRRI South Asia Hub located on the ICRISAT Campus in Hyderabad, India (Figure 1 and Appendix 1). The meeting was attended by 68 members on-site, from India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with an additional 69 members participating online.

This annual report presents the updated activities on the three high-priority projects initiated under the revitalized HRDC program:

Project A1: Developing elite parental lines targeting market requirements for South Asia and Africa;

Project A2: Developing elite parental lines targeting market requirements for Southeast Asia; and

Project A3: The collective evaluation of F1 hybrids towards breeding of highly adaptable parental lines and F1 hybrids for different market segments.

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IRRI Education Training Course in Hybrid Rice Breeding

Recent Advances in Hybrid Rice Breeding Training Course

This course covers the stages and components of a rice breeding program, with a specific focus on product development, and provides participants with an in-depth understanding of the latest developments and techniques in hybrid rice breeding.

Course Dates
24 April 2025 – 5 May 2025

Training Duration
Pre-Training Activity: April 17, 2025 via zoom | 2:00-4:00 PM Philippine Standard Time
Training Duration: April 24 to May 5, 2025

Deadline of Application
10 March 2025

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2022 Annual Meeting

HRDC Annual Meeting 2022

HRDC would like to encourage our members to come together in our 3-day annual meeting that will be held on September 21-23, 2022 at IRRI Headquarters in the Philippines. We plan to offer a comprehensive program where we will present our research and findings for the year, showcase new hybrid rice varieties and technologies, and provide opportunities for engagement and discussions on current and future initiatives. If you are unable to come to the meeting in-person, there will be a provision for virtual participation through videoconferencing.

HRDC ANNUAL MEETING 2022
(HYBRID IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL)
21-23 SEPTEMBER 2022
MORELL BOARDROOM & NETWORK COMMONS
IRRI HEADQUARTERS, PHILIPPINES
VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

Webinars

Hybrid Rice Seed Production Webinar

Learn about hybrid rice technology and the basic elements of hybrid rice seed production. Geared for undergraduate students, technicians, seed producers, and university researchers.

Watch the recording on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKVKCc3QvCo&t=2879s

Link to webinar presentation – https://bit.ly/3Gk2cuD

Webinar dedicated to Prof. Yuan Longpin

Speaker: Dr. Jauhar Ali, Head, Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) and Lead, Hybrid Rice Technologies for Seed Industry (HRTSI) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Application

Track HRDC Seed Requests

HRDC members can now easily get information on their seed requests through the IRRI Seed Tracking app. Just input your tracking number and get the Status, Airway Bill, and Dispatch Date.

Go to IRRI Seed Tracker Web App

Documents

Rice Improvement

Physiological, Molecular Breeding and Genetic Perspectives

Edited by Jauhar Ali of the International Research Institute and Shabir Hussain Wani of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, the book highlights modern rice research advances in physiology, molecular breeding, and genetics that are helping scientists increase productivity, improve biotic and abiotic stress tolerances, and enhance the nutritional quality of rice.

This open-access book is dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of the International Rice Research Institute in 2020.

Download the book for FREE at Springer Link