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232 History of the International Rice Research InstituteInterior decorators, 32-33International Agricultural Machinery Network (IAMN), 180-182International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 157-159International Development Research Centre (IDRC), support for IRRI, 126, 151, 172,178; support of IITA, 157International Institute of Education (IIE), 88International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 156-157International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), 152-153,155-156International Minerals and Chemical Corporation, 153International Network on Fertilizer Efficiency on Rice (INFER), 176International Network on Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Evaluation for Rice (INSFFER),176International networks, 175-182International Rice Agroeconomic Network (IRAEN), 178-180International rice blast testing program, 129International Rice Commission, 51International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Articles of Incorporation, 18; Bylaws, 19;dedication of, 42-48; first Board of Trustees, 20-25; first directors, 12, 13, 22; initialstaff 1959-1961, 12-15; Manila Office, 16; Memorandum of Understanding, 18;origin of concept of, 1-4, 5; proposed site in Philippines, 7, 9, 191; tax exemption for,10, 11, 12, 18, 19; and University of Philippines College of Agriculture at Los Baños,7, 9, 16-17, 18, 169; and UNESCO Science Prize, 156; future of, 186-187. See alsofinancing of IRRIInternational Rice Testing Program (IRTP), 60,176-177International School, 87IR8-288-3 (later IR8), 108; characteristics of, 109; termed “miracle rice,” 111. See also IR8IR8, breeding and selection for, 106-107; distribution and spread of, 111-117,123,139,145; John Scott award for, 53; naming of, 109; other names for, 117; as parent, 110;seed multiplication program for, 112. See also IR8-288-3IR5-47-2 (later IR5), 109-110IR5, 109-110IR20, 132IR24, 135IR36, 175IR42, 175IR52, 175IR9729-67-3, 175IR9884-54-3, 175IRAEN. See International Rice Agroeconomic NetworkIRRI. See International Rice Research InstituteIRTP. See International Rice Testing ProgramIshizuka, Yoshiaki, 62Isidro, Antonio, 9J ackson, Ben R., 145Jackson, Edward A., 75,100Japan, early breeding program, 51; library, rice literature and, 70; financial contributionsto IRRI, 153-154, 171, 172,173Jayasuriya, S.K., 178
Index 233J.C. Bongco, 32Jennings, Peter R., 52, 53, 54, 100, 103, 104-105, 106, 111, 142, 159, 183Jet Travel, Inc., 89John Scott award, 53Johnson, Elmer, 155Johnson, Loyd, 14, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 64-65, 79, 133, 134, 159Johnson, L.P.V., 143,146Johnson, Stanley S., 65Juan F. Nakpil, and Sons, 26Juliano, Bienvenido O., 63, 135, 174Junior researchers, strike of, 100-101Junior Researcher’s Association, 99K auffman, Harold E., 54, 60, 146, 174, 183Kellogg Foundation, support of CIAT, 158Khan, Amir U., 65, 133, 181Khush, Gurdev S., 54,174,186Kihara, Hitoshi, 20, 25, 62, 64Kramer, H.H., 142Kresge Foundation, 158Krupp, Keith, 150Kulasooriya, S.A., 183L aboratory and Training-Conference Center, 170LAI. See Leaf area indexLaing, Ronnie, 37Laird, Reggie, 155Land, acquisition by IRRI, 9-10, 16, 169Land preparation, and yield, 137Landscaping, 32, 37Leaf area index (LAI), 119,120Letort, Robert, 14, 15, 22Lewis, Andron B., 66Liaison scientists, 168Library and Documentation Center, 68-70,183Li Hsien-Nien, 185Ling, Keh Chi, 60,130,143,174,186Lin Shih-Cheng, 21,185Litsinger, James A., 61, 177Lodging, 106,119Logo, evolution of IRRI’s, 43Long, Erven, 151Lopez, Fernando, 22Lopez, Salvador P., 24Lord and Burnham, 37Lowe, John A,, 146Luz, Alfredo J., 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 36, 37, 44
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PrefaceThe International Rice Resea
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CHAPTER 1An international institute
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