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ACIAR |
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
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AIDAB |
Australian International Development Aid Board |
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APPA |
Agronomy, Plant Physiology and Agroecology Division |
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ARBN |
Asian Rice Biotechnology Network |
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ARFSN |
Asian Rice Farming Systems Network |
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ASI |
Advanced Scientific Institution |
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ASL |
Analytical Service Laboratories |
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Bt |
Bacillus thuringiensis |
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CABI |
CAB International (formerly Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau Int.) |
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CE |
cross-ecosystems |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research |
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CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical |
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CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
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CIEM |
Council of IRRI Employees and Management |
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CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo |
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CIP |
Centro Internacional de la Papa |
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CIRAD |
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement |
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CMS |
cytoplasmic male sterility |
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CPS |
Communication and Publications Services |
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CRF |
Central Research Farm |
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DDG |
Deputy Director General |
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DG |
Director General |
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DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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ECSA |
Eastern, Central and Southern Africa |
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EDP |
electronic data processing |
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EM |
electron microscope |
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EMR |
External Management Review |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPR |
External Programme Review |
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ESL |
English as a second language |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FHS |
Food and Housing Services |
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GEF |
Global Environmental Facility |
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GEU |
Genetic Evaluation and Use Programme |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
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GLH |
green leafhopper |
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GMS |
genie male sterility |
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GRC |
Genetic Resource Centre |
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GUS |
b -glucuronidase |
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HRD |
human resources development |
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IARC |
International Agriculture Research Centre |
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IBSRAM |
International Board for Soil Research and Management |
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ICARDA |
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas |
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ICIPE |
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology |
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ICLARM |
International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
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ICRAF |
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry |
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ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
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IDRC |
International Development Research Centre, Canada |
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IFDC |
International Fertilizer Development Centre |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IIMI |
International Irrigation Management Institute |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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INGER |
International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice |
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INSURF |
International Network on Soil Fertility and Sustainable Rice Farming |
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IPC |
Institute Programme Committee |
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IPM |
integrated pest management |
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IPMO |
International Programme Management Office |
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IPMRN |
Integrated Pest Management for Rice Network |
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IRAT |
Institut de Recherches Agronomiques Tropicales et de Cultures Vivrières, France |
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IRGC |
International Rice Germplasm Centre |
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IRGD |
International Rice Genealogy Database |
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IRLON |
International Rainfed Lowland Observational Nursery |
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IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
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IRS |
internationally recruited staff |
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IRTP |
International Rice Testing Programme |
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ISNAR |
International Service for National Agricultural Research |
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LAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
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LAN |
local area network |
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LCPU |
Liaison, Coordination and Planning Unit |
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MC |
Management Committee |
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NARS |
National Agriculture Research System |
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NGO |
non-government organization |
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NRI |
Natural Resources Institute, U.K. |
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NRS |
nationally recruited staff |
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ODA |
Overseas Development Administration |
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OPAC |
online public access catalogue |
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ORSTOM |
Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer |
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PGMS |
photoperiod responsive genie male sterility |
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PPS |
Physical Plant Services |
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PRECODEPA |
Regional Cooperative Potato Program |
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QTL |
quantitative trait loci |
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RAPD |
randomly amplified polimorphic DNA |
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RFLP |
restriction fragment length polymorphism |
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RGSV |
rice grassy stunt virus |
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RTSV |
rice tungro spherical virus |
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SACCAR |
Southern Africa Centre for Cooperation in Agricultural Research |
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SAREC |
Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries |
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SARP |
Simulation and System Analysis in Rice Production |
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SC |
Steering Committee |
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SDC |
Swiss Development Cooperation |
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SSA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
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SSP |
Special Separation Programme |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TGMS |
temperature responsive genie male sterility |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UPLB |
University of the Philippines at Los Baños |
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USAID |
U.S. Agency for International Development |
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UV |
ultra-violet rays |
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WANA |
West Asia and North Africa |
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WARDA |
West Africa Rice Development Association |
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WBPH |
white backed planthopper |
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WIRFS |
Women in Rice Farming Systems |
