IR-8

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IR-8

rice

Also known as: IR8

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Los Baños
…Research Institute, headquartered there, developed IR8, a high-yielding strain that significantly increased rice production. Pop. (2000) 82,027; (2010) 101,884.
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…Research Institute, headquartered there, developed IR8, a high-yielding strain that significantly increased rice production. Pop. (2000) 82,027; (2010) 101,884.
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origins of agriculture
Rice
The strain IR-8 has proved capable of doubling the yield obtained from most local rices in Asia.
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The strain IR-8 has proved capable of doubling the yield obtained from most local rices in Asia.
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