PhilRice research advances rice breeding against pests, El Niño

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ — Rice breeding technologies are being advanced at the Philippine Rice Research Institute here to help protect crop productivity against stemborer infestations and El Niño. Imeldalyn Pacada, a senior breeder at PhilRice, developed a patented imaging method that uses an affordable pocket microscope and image-processing software to examine trichomes, or tiny […]

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