2. Launch of Rice Disease Online Resource: Contents
Channel: Gene Hettel
Date: 2018-10-18

http://rice-diseases.irri.org

During the 5th International Rice Congress in Singapore, members of the Rice Diseases Project Team officially launched the eBook. Here, Nollie Vera Cruz, former IRRI plant pathologist, talks about the eBook's content. 

This online resource is authored by 25 global rice disease specialists who are covering the importance of 80 plant diseases in rice production, the biology of these diseases, and selected disease management practices. It is published through the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP, RICE as of 1 January 2017), the CGIAR program on rice, with the assistance of partners including the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Africa Rice Center, and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).