Search Results - "Khush, Gurdev S."

IR64: a high-quality and high-yielding mega variety by Mackill, David J., Khush, Gurdev S.

“…High-yielding varieties developed in the 1960s and 1970s at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and elsewhere benefited farmers and the public,…”
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Strategies for increasing the yield potential of cereals: case of rice as an example by Khush, Gurdev S.

“…Rice is the most important food crop. Worldwide, more than 3.5 billion people depend upon rice for more than 20% of their calories. Global rice demand is…”
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Inactivation of rice starch branching enzyme IIb triggers broad and unexpected changes in metabolism by transcriptional reprogramming by Baysal, Can, He, Wenshu, Drapal, Margit, Villorbina, Gemma, Medina, Vicente, Capell, Teresa, Khush, Gurdev S., Zhu, Changfu, Fraser, Paul D., Christou, Paul

“…Starch properties can be modified by mutating genes responsible for the synthesis of amylose and amylopectin in the endosperm. However, little is known about…”
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Rice Yields Decline with Higher Night Temperature from Global Warming by Peng, Shaobing, Huang, Jianliang, Sheehy, John E., Laza, Rebecca C., Visperas, Romeo M., Zhong, Xuhua, Centeno, Grace S., Khush, Gurdev S., Cassman, Kenneth G.

“…The impact of projected global warming on crop yields has been evaluated by indirect methods using simulation models. Direct studies on the effects of observed…”
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Biofortification of crops for reducing malnutrition by Khush, Gurdev S., Lee, Sichul, Cho, Jung-Il, Jeon, Jong-Seong

“…Micronutrient deficiencies affect approximately 3 billion people worldwide. Malnutrition hinders the development of human potential and social and economic…”
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Green revolution: preparing for the 21st century by Khush, G S

“…In the 1960s there were large-scale concerns about the world's ability to feed itself. However, widespread adoption of "green revolution" technology led to…”
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Genetically modified crops: the fastest adopted crop technology in the history of modern agriculture by Khush, Gurdev S

“…The major scientific advances of the last century featured the identification of the structure of DNA, the development of molecular biology and the technology…”
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What it will take to feed 5.0 billion rice consumers in 2030 by Khush, G.S

“…Major advances have occurred in rice production due to adoption of green revolution technology. Between 1966 and 2000, the population of densely populated low…”
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Remembering M.S. Swaminathan: An outstanding scientist and visionary leader by Khush, Gurdev S, McCouch, Susan R, Ronald, Pamela C

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Trisomics and alien addition lines in rice by Khush, Gurdev S.

“…Primary and secondary trisomics as well as telotrisomics have been well characterized in rice morphologically and the transmission rates of extra chromosomes…”
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Biodiversity is nature's gift for the survival of the human race: Some reflections by Gurdev S. Khush

“…Biodiversity is one of the most used expressions in the biological sciences and has become a household word. Biodiversity is defined as all hereditarily based…”
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Development of introgression lines of an Indica-type rice variety, IR64, for unique agronomic traits and detection of the responsible chromosomal regions by Fujita, Daisuke, Santos, Rizza E., Ebron, Leodegario A., Telebanco-Yanoria, Mary J., Kato, Hiroshi, Kobayashi, Sohei, Uga, Yusaku, Araki, Etsuko, Takai, Toshiyuki, Tsunematsu, Hiroshi, Imbe, Tokio, Khush, Gurdev S., Brar, Darshan S., Fukuta, Yoshimichi, Kobayashi, Nobuya

“…A total of 334 introgression lines (INLs: BC 3-derived lines) derived from crosses between a recurrent parent of Indica rice cultivar IR64 and 10 donor…”
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Changes in the Chlorophyll Content and Cytokinin Levels in the Top Three Leaves of New Plant Type Rice During Grain Filling by Rubia, Leila, Rangan, Latha, Choudhury, Rimjhim Roy, Kamínek, Miroslav, Dobrev, Petre, Malbeck, Jiri, Fowler, Mark, Slater, Adrian, Scott, Nigel, Bennett, John, Peng, Shaobing, Khush, Gurdev S, Elliott, Malcolm

“…This paper reports the ways that the differences in leaf senescence are related to grain filling, grain yield, and the dynamics of cytokinins (CKs) in the top…”
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Loss-of-function of a rice gibberellin biosynthetic gene, GA20 oxidase (GA20ox-20), led to the rice ""green revolution by Ashikari, M. (Nagoya Univ. (Japan)), Sasaki, A, Ueguchi Tanaka, M, Itoh, H, Nishimura, A, Datta, S, Ishiyama, K, Saito, T, Kobayashi, M, Khush, G.S, Kitano, H, Matsuoka, M

“…A rice semi-dwarf variety, IR8, known as ""miracle rice"" enabled dramatic increases rice production and its widespread adoption averted predicted food…”
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Four Decades of Breeding for Varietal Improvement of Irrigated Lowland Rice in the International Rice Research Institute by Peng, Shaobing, Khushg, Gurdev

“…Since the establishment of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 1960, IRRI's breeding effort in varietal improvement for irrigated lowland has…”
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Development of high yielding IR64 × Oryza rufipogon (Griff.) introgression lines and identification of introgressed alien chromosome segments using SSR markers by Cheema, Kuljit Kaur, Bains, Navtej S., Mangat, Gurjit S., Das, Aparna, Vikal, Yogesh, Brar, Darshan S., Khush, Gurdev S., Singh, Kuldeep

“…Modern rice varieties that ushered in the green revolution brought about dramatic increase in rice production worldwide but at the cost of genetic diversity at…”
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Genetic and Molecular Insights into the Enhancement of Rice Yield Potential by Jeon, J.S., Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea, Jung, K.H., Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea, Kim, H.B., Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea, Suh, J.P., National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea, Khush, Gurdev S., Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Republic of Korea

“…Rice is one of the most important global food crops and a primary source of calories for more than half of the world's population. Rice production increased…”
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Green revolution: the way forward by Khush, Gurdev S

“…The origin of agriculture led to the domestication of many plant species and to the exploitation of natural resources. It took almost 10,000 years for food…”
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The rice [Oryza sativa] nucellin gene ortholog OsAsp1 encodes an active aspartic protease without a plant-specific insert and is strongly expressed in early embryo by Bi, X.(International Rice Research Inst., Manila (Philippines)), Khush, G.S, Bennett, J

“…The barley nucellin gene was reported to be nucellus specific in its expression and was hypothesized to play a role in the programmed cell death of the…”
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Progress in ideotype breeding to increase rice yield potential by Peng, Shaobing, Khush, Gurdev S., Virk, Parminder, Tang, Qiyuan, Zou, Yingbin

“…The ideotype approach has been used in breeding programs at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and in China to improve rice yield potential…”
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