IR8

IR8 is a high-yielding semi-dwarf rice variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the early 1960s. It was developed by an IRRI team directed by Dr. Peter Jennings with members Dr. Sterling Wortman, Dr. Rudolfo Aquino, Dr. Henry Beachell, Dr. Akira Tanaka, Dr. Te-Tzu Chang, Dr. Surajit Kumar De Datta, and Dr. Robert F. Chandler.

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