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236 History of the International Rice Research InstitutePeta, 104, 105, 106, 109, 117, 118Peters, Stewart, 149Peterson, G.M., 181Philippines, applied research trials in, 140; and Memorandum of Understanding, 18;negotiations between foundations and, 9-12, 18-19; proposed site for internationalinstitute, 7, 8, 191; spread of new varieties in, 111-115,123Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 18Photoperiod, 119Physical plant, additions after 1973,169-171; design, 28; construction of, 31-42Physicochemical properties, of rice grain, 135Phytotron, 169Pili Drive, 27Pino, John A., 162Pizarro, Zosimo Q., 81,101,168Plant growth center, 37Plant Pathology, Department of, 59,128-131Plant Physiology, Department of; basic principles established by, 119-120; early staffing,61-63; studies of 1962-1967,117-120Plant Protection, Department of (later Plant Pathology and Entomology), 59. See alsoEntomology, Department of; Plant Pathology, Department ofPlant type, and yield, 118Ponlai variety, 117Ponnamperuma, Felix N., 55, 59, 127, 143, 169Price, Edwin C., 68,177Principles and Practices of Rice Production (De Datta), 57Protein content, of rice, 135Q uantitative characters, studies of inheritance of, 105R ama, Napoleon G., 111Ramas, Federico, 40, 41, 70, 101, 108Rat control, electric fence design, 71RCA. See Rice and Corn AdministrationRCPCC. See Rice Corn Production Coordinating CouncilRD19, 175Reddy, Venkat R., 181Research assistants, 99Research center, construction, 32, 34, 41-42; additions after 1972,169-171Retirement/savings plan, non-senior staff, 88R.F. Sugay & Co., Inc., 32Rhizosphere, 128Rice and Corn Administration (RCA), 113Rice and Corn Production Coordinating Council (RCPCC), 113,114Rice blast disease, 59,128-129,142Rice breeding: early staff, 52, 53; for IR8, 106; for IR5, 109; manual on, 54; prior to IRRI’sformation, 51Rice Diseases (Ou), 59Rice grain quality laboratory, 105Rice Improvement (Jennings, Coffman, Kauffman), 54,183