Disambiguation evidence for IR8 rice variety via surface form

"IR8"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "IR8".

Predicate Object
abbreviatedAs IRRI 8
adoptionPeak 1970s
adoptionPeak late 1960s
alsoKnownAs IR8 rice variety
surface form: IR8 rice
alsoKnownAs 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
grownIn Indonesia
grownIn Pakistan
grownIn Philippines
grownIn Sri Lanka
grownIn other Asian countries
hasBreedingCode IR8-288-3
hasTrait high yield potential
hasTrait lodging resistance
hasTrait responsive to nitrogen fertilizer
hasTrait semi-dwarf stature
historicalSignificance symbol of the Green Revolution in rice
impact dramatically increased rice production in Asia
impact helped reduce risk of famine in several Asian countries
instanceOf cultivar
instanceOf high-yielding rice variety
instanceOf rice variety
instanceOf semi-dwarf rice
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
parentageIncludes Peta
plantHeightComparedToTraditionalVarieties shorter
purpose improve food security in Asia
purpose increase rice yields
regionOfMajorImpact South Asia
regionOfMajorImpact 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