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Program-Funded Research on Rice
Towards the costs of research to elucidate the molecular genetic basis of drought tolerance in rice and to breed and distribute new drought-tolerant varieties of rice to both rainfed and poorly irrigated areas of China.
Toward the costs of using farmer participatory approaches to develop and disseminate new drought-tolerant rice varieties to poor farmers in eastern India, in collaboration with the Gramin Vikas Trust and the University of Wales
Toward the costs of using farmer participatory approaches to develop and disseminate new drought-tolerant rice varieties to poor farmers in eastern India, in collaboration with Birsa Agricultural University and the University of Wales
Towards the costs of development and distribution of drought- tolerant rice varieties to farmers in eastern India through rice genetic improvement and farmer participatory selection techniques.
To support research on drought tolerance in rice utilizing DNA genetic markers to assist in breeding new rice varieties for the hill regions of northern Vietnam.
In support of molecular genetic studies of drought tolerance in rice and training of postdoctoral fellows from India in both molecular marker technology and participatory varietal selection
Towards the cost of research on enzymes and signal transduction proteins for a biotic stress tolerance in rice.
For use by NARO (National Agricultural Research Organization) for participatory evaluation of upland rice varieties and determination of suitable crop management practices in Uganda
For identification of the Rice Restorer of Fertility (RF) gene through candidate gene approach and transgenic complementation assay.
To enable its shanghai Agrobiological Gene Centre to conduct research and activities to raise public awareness about the future problems and the potential solutions related to water scarcity and rice production in china.
In support of research to be conducted by its shanghai Agrobiological Gene Centre for continued modifications and improvements of screening facilities in Shanghai and Hainan, China, leading to genetically improved drought-tolerant rice.
Toward the costs of using farmer participatory approaches to develop and disseminate new drought-tolerant rice varieties to poor farmers in eastern India, in collaboration with Birsa Agricultural University and the Gramin Vikas Trust
Towards the costs of field and laboratory research aimed at developing more drought-tolerant varieties of rice for farmers in drought-prone areas of sub-Saharan Africa.
For collaborative research project with Peking University to improve stress tolerance in rice and other cereals through the genome-wide identification of rice promoters with desirable drought-inducible characteristics.
To continue to develop and deploy DNA molecular markers for breeding drought-tolerant rice for use by farmers in north and northeast Thailand.
In support of research on the economic impacts of new rice varieties developed for northern India through the use of modern biotechnology tools.
For a study to be conducted in collaboration with the university of Georgia to identify the specific genes in the rice and pearl millet that are induced when cereals are exposed to the water deficits or drought conditions
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