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Celebrating IR100k at IRRI!
Also see playlist of other videos from this ceremony at http://www.youtube.com On 29 November 2012, the IRRI community celebrated the100,000th rice breeding cross at IRRI, a true milestone in the Institute #39;s 52-year history existence. The parents for the 100000th cross were IR09M105 and NSICRC 214.The objective of this particular cross was to improve eating quality. Making opening comments at the event were Eero Nissila, head of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology at IRRI -www.irri.org - and Glenn Gregorio, senior scientist/plant breeder - http://www.irri.org Alvaro Pamplona, senior research manager, demonstrates how the 100000th cross was made--as are all crosses at IRRI--for more on how the cross is made, see http://www.youtube.com Bas Bouman (right) director of the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) and Bruce Tolentino, deputy director general for communications and partnerships, "lift" the ribbon at the display showing the mature plants resulting from the cross along with the parents in the background.From:irrivideoViews:3 0ratingsTime:02:06More inEducation

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