1990 Supplement Publications of the International ... - IRRI books

IRRl and Academia Sinica, cosponsors of the first symposium, are
pleased that CIMMYT, renowned for its contributions to the improvement
of wheat and maize, joined us in sponsoring the second
symposium.
International Rice Research Institute
Bacterial Blight of Rice
1989.235 ages. 15.2 x 22.8 cm. Paperback. ISBN 971-104-188-X.
HDC $14.0, LDC $4.00 plus airmail ($7.00) or surface mail (2.00)
postage.
Bacterial blight has been known for a century, but was formerly
restricted to East Asia. Occurrence of the disease became widespread
in South and Southeast Asia in the 1960s, when the firstyielding
varieties were planted. Today, bacterial blight is a major
constraint to rice production in irrigated, rainfed lowland, and deepwater
rice. The disease has recently been reported in other continents;
its appearance in the Americas and Africa has caused concern
about both its transmission and its dissemination.
In collaboration with national rice research programs, IRRl started
breeding for bacterial blight resistance about two decades ago. The
effort has lowered the disease pressure significantly. Many of today’s
popular modern varieties are resistant to bacterial blight.
The International Workshop on Bacterial Blight of Rice was held 14-
18 March 1988. It was cosponsored by the Administration Générale
de la Coopération au Développment, Ministére des Affaires Etrangéres,
Belgium.
Bacterial Blight of Rice, the proceedings of that meeting, reviewsthe
progress made in research on the disease, the information exchanged
at the workshop, and the recommendations made by
distinguished scientists.
International Rice Research Institute
Progress in Irrigated Rice Research
1989. 390 pages. 15.2 x 22.8 cm. Paperback. ISBN 971-104-184-7.
HDC $16.00, LDC $4.25 plus airmail ($6.00) or surface mail ($2.00)
postage.
Irrigated rice is the most widely practiced culture, covers the largest
area, and produces the highest yields, The 50% of the world’s
ricelands that are irrigated produce more than 70% of the world’s rice.
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