Diffusion and Adoption of Semidwarf Rice Cultivars As Parents in Asian Rice Breeding Programs

The first widely grown semidwarf cultivars of rice (Oryza sativa L.) were ‘Taichung Native 1’ (TN1), released in 1956, and ‘IR8’, in 1967. To determine the impact of new semidwarf cultivars on the genetic diversity of the world's rice crop, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) traced the...

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Main Author: Hargrove, Thomas R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1979
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167945

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