Watch as Dr. Jauhar Ali presents at a special interest session on hybrid rice at the 2017 Asian Seed Congress held in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Hybrid rice seeds get highest yields for rice farmers in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY — A rice farmer from Paraiso, Mabini town in Bohol, Estarlita Vallecera got for the first time the highest yield from its hybrid rice farm when she harvested an average of eight metric tons per hectare during his actual harvest last October 16 and the...
DA asks seed firms to promote hybrid rice tech
HYBRID RICE TECH. Crispulo Bautista Jr., executive director of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Central Luzon, delivers his message during the Hybrid Rice Derby Field Day and Farmers’ Forum at the Central Luzon State University in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva...
Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmers
Global agriculture firm Corteva Agriscience is slowly making inroads to push its hybrid paddy seeds and other products in Bihar and Jharkhand, where it has trained about 90,000 women pravaktas or village leaders on growing hybrids along with agronomic practices and...
Hybrid rice yield likely to increase by 40-50pc in Sindh, S.Punjab
LAHORE - Hybrid coarse varieties of rice are likely to give 40-50 per cent more yield in Sindh and South Punjab this year. Favourable weather conditions, good and timely rains, improved seed quality and proper technical support from seed companies resulted in more...
Bioseed partners with IRRI on biotechnology research and hybrid rice development
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Bioseed, the hybrid seed business of DCM Shriram Ltd., are pleased to announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Signed by Bioseed SEA Executive Director Dr. Paresh Verma and IRRI Director...