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FAQ - Can they Increase Yields?
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently reported that in the Taoyuan township of temperate-climate Yunnan ... have been harvesting 15 or more tons of rice per hectare for the last 8 years. This was possible because they used a modern rice variety IR72 (IRRI news release) and high inputs ...
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Traits introduced into crops by genetic engineering (GE).
Rockefeller Foundation to produce A-vitamin, which is a common cause of blindness in developing countries. However, recently it has been demonstrated that this rice, which ... a/o in Indonesia, does not produce A-vitamin to a significant extent, see GM rice promoters 'have gone too far'. However, most importantly, there are strong reasons to question the ...
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No Clearfield 131 rice in Arkansas in 2007
Arkansas State Plant Board has banned the rice variety Clearfield 131. The ... rice supply. The trait - at levels around six grains per 10,000 - was later linked to the very popular Cheniere variety. Despite U.S. government insistence that the LL traits are safe, some foreign markets, most notably the European Union, balked at taking U.S. rice. The U.S. rice ...
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Genetic Engineering - Rice
September 2004 New Rice for Africa A new rice variety developed by plant breeders is boosting rice yields for farmers all over Africa Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 28th July 2004 Two Rice Better than One ... exposed as without scientific basis Dr. Mae-Wan Ho 2nd July 2004 Cancer Promoting Transgenic Rice Transgenic rice containing human insulin-like growth factor, known to promote cancer, is being developed ...
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GM Rice in India
The cry genes and the gna gene were inserted at different sites in the rice genome [7]. The stacked rice variety was assumed to confer strong insect-killing power and to guard against appearance of insect resistance. An elite Indica rice was modified for ...
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rice | Greenpeace UK
"Golden Rice" need to be changed or removed, in particular its gene construct and an antibiotic resistance gene (1-2). IRRI received the first grains of the GM rice variety for breeding purposes earlier this year. IRRI scientists also admitted that many uncertainties related to the "Golden Rice" still need to be addressed before ...
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RIRDC Rice Research Program home page
Progress as at June 2007 Handbook of New Industries entries Rice Agfacts (factsheets) About the RIRDC Rice Research Program: RIRDC Rice Program Brochure (PDF file 1meg) Key Program Strategies Some ... Development towards a further variety of cold tolerant rice Development of one new method for control of major rice weeds, pests or diseases Improved water management protocols for rice growers Progress ...
www.rirdc.gov.au

Environmental Commons: State Boards Ban Planting of Genetically Modified Rice
Rice In the wake of the August 2006 contamination of the US rice supply by an unapproved variety of genetically modified rice, State Boards vote to ban the growing of genetically modified rice ...
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Rice IT - PDAs
Information Technology (IT) staff members and have been proven to work with Rice ... Smartphones, however not all devices are fully compatible with Rice systems." Blackberry: At this time, we are unable to ... Address: P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892 © Copyright Rice University Page content reviewed: 7/24/07 by Marc Scarborough and ...
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Rice IT - PDA Help
Rice mail server); a calendar tool that allows you to synchronize ... can also synchronize with your contacts on your computer; finally a variety of other tools such as tasks, notes, files, pictures etc. Most ... a special kind of server, called a BES (Blackberry Exchange Server). Rice does offer this type of BES service for a fee. Calendar: ...
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