An IRRI Seminar
By Fangming Xie
Senior Scientist-Hybrid Rice R&D
Plant Breeding
1 October 2015
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI
Monday, 28 September 2015
Monday, 21 September 2015
The Explosion of Rice Bioinformatics
An IRRI Seminar
By: Nickolai Alexandrov
Senior Scientist
T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center (TTCGRC)
24 September 2015
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI
Abstract:
Rice bioinformatics exploded when the 3,000 rice genome sequencing project was completed last year. An unprecedented amount of sequence data required immediate attention—it had to be reliably stored, carefully quality-controlled, properly organized in data structures, and thoroughly analyzed. Not everything went smoothly and there were unexpected delays and a few mistakes. Nevertheless, the main results from this project have been made available to the rice community via a friendly and interactive web portal.
How does this data help breeders and other rice scientists in their work? What have we achieved and what new discoveries should we expect in the near future? How should we be prepared to meet new challenges in rice bioinformatics? More questions will be discussed and some of them will be answered in this seminar.
By: Nickolai Alexandrov
Senior Scientist
T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center (TTCGRC)
24 September 2015
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI
Abstract:
Rice bioinformatics exploded when the 3,000 rice genome sequencing project was completed last year. An unprecedented amount of sequence data required immediate attention—it had to be reliably stored, carefully quality-controlled, properly organized in data structures, and thoroughly analyzed. Not everything went smoothly and there were unexpected delays and a few mistakes. Nevertheless, the main results from this project have been made available to the rice community via a friendly and interactive web portal.
How does this data help breeders and other rice scientists in their work? What have we achieved and what new discoveries should we expect in the near future? How should we be prepared to meet new challenges in rice bioinformatics? More questions will be discussed and some of them will be answered in this seminar.
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Changes in rice farming in the Philippines: Insights from five decades of the Central Luzon Loop Survey
An IRRI Seminar
By Kei Kajisa
Professor - Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo-Japan
03 September 2015
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI
Abstract:
The Central Luzon Loop Survey, started by IRRI in 1966 on the eve of the Green Revolution, is perhaps the longest continuous survey in rice farming and of rice farm families in existence. The dataset is suitable for documenting long-term structural changes and drawing lessons for the future. Topics covered by this seminar will include the (1) lack of successors and aging of farm families, (2) progress of mechanization and outsourcing, (3) history of varietal adoption, (4) emerging problems in wet-season rice farming, (5) possible recurrence of insecticide use, and (6) changes in the beneficiaries of the Green Revolution. Future research agendas will also be discussed.
By Kei Kajisa
Professor - Aoyama Gakuin University
Tokyo-Japan
03 September 2015
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI
Abstract:
The Central Luzon Loop Survey, started by IRRI in 1966 on the eve of the Green Revolution, is perhaps the longest continuous survey in rice farming and of rice farm families in existence. The dataset is suitable for documenting long-term structural changes and drawing lessons for the future. Topics covered by this seminar will include the (1) lack of successors and aging of farm families, (2) progress of mechanization and outsourcing, (3) history of varietal adoption, (4) emerging problems in wet-season rice farming, (5) possible recurrence of insecticide use, and (6) changes in the beneficiaries of the Green Revolution. Future research agendas will also be discussed.
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