Ceremony for the 100000th rice-breeding cross, a major milestone in IRRI #39;s 52-year history
Also see: youtu.be On 29 November 2012, the IRRI community celebrated the 100000th 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 Special guest at the event was Rizal M. Herrera (see 1:38 and 8:13 into video), who was among the first breeders to make crosses at IRRI in the early 1960s - upcagolden2010.wordpress.com - Mr. Herrera arrived at IRRI in 1961 as a research aide and retired 36 years later in 1997 as a senior assistant scientist. Below is his poem-essay about how, in rice breeding, marriage respects no boundaries. Marriage Respects No Boundaries by Rizal M. Herrera IRRI rice breeder, 1961-97 Innocent-looking rice plants also engage in courtship and marriage practices. The rites are simple, devoid of elegant, expensive entourage, and there are no high government officials in flashy cars acting as principal sponsors. The bride, the superstar of the occasion, is not in the usual wedding gown attraction. She is not clad in almost see-through Pitoy #39;s creation from veil to trailings. She is simply a dark green rice plant with flowers stripped off its anthers, the male counterpart of the species. When ...From:irrivideoViews:12 1ratingsTime:10:26More inEducation
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