IRRI to Work with Syngenta for More Rice Research
March 6, 2013| |
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the multinational agricultural firm Syngenta will continue their partnership as the two institutions have signed the second phase of Scientific Know-how and Exchange Program (SKEP II) . SKEP II will build on the successes of the program's first phase and will include more marker development for rice breeding, crop health management research, and expanding into rice reproductive biology, plant architecture, and yield genes.
In April, 2010, IRRI and Syngenta launched SKEP I which focused on characterizing the genetic diversity of rice, marker-assisted breeding applications, and dealing with rice productivity constraints. During this phase, 24 genetic markers were developed for rice grain quality traits, and for resistance to diseases such as bacterial leaf blight and stresses such as flooding.
For more information, view IRRI's news release at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=12484:more-rice-research-collaboration-between-irri-and-syngenta&lang=en.
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