IR8 rice variety
E39748
IR8 rice variety is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice strain that sparked the Green Revolution in Asia by dramatically increasing rice production.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultivar
→
high-yielding rice variety → rice variety → semi-dwarf rice → |
| abbreviatedAs | IRRI 8 → |
| adoptionPeak |
1970s
→
late 1960s → |
| alsoKnownAs |
IR8 rice variety
→
surface form: "IR8 rice"
miracle rice → |
| breedingMethod | cross-breeding → |
| category | Green Revolution technology → |
| contributedTo |
Green Revolution
→
surface form: "Green Revolution in Asia"
|
| countryOfOrigin | Philippines → |
| cropSpecies | Oryza sativa → |
| culinaryQuality | lower than many traditional varieties → |
| developedBy | International Rice Research Institute → |
| developedIn | Philippines → |
| developedInDecade | 1960s → |
| grainType | medium-grain → |
| grownIn |
India
→
Indonesia → Pakistan → Philippines → Sri Lanka → other Asian countries → |
| hasBreedingCode | IR8-288-3 → |
| hasTrait |
high yield potential
→
lodging resistance → responsive to nitrogen fertilizer → semi-dwarf stature → |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of the Green Revolution in rice → |
| impact |
dramatically increased rice production in Asia
→
helped reduce risk of famine in several Asian countries → |
| laterReplacedBy | newer high-yielding rice varieties → |
| notableFor | being one of the first widely adopted modern rice varieties in Asia → |
| organizationAssociatedWith | International Rice Research Institute → |
| parentageIncludes |
Dee-geo-woo-gen
→
Peta → |
| plantHeightComparedToTraditionalVarieties | shorter → |
| purpose |
improve food security in Asia
→
increase rice yields → |
| regionOfMajorImpact |
South Asia
→
Southeast Asia → |
| releasedBy | International Rice Research Institute → |
| releasedInYear | 1966 → |
| sparked |
Green Revolution
→
surface form: "Green Revolution in rice"
|
| usedAs | breeding parent for later high-yielding varieties → |
| yieldPotentialComparedToTraditionalVarieties | significantly higher → |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form: "IR8"
this entity surface form: "IR8 rice"