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AED |
Agricultural Engineering Division |
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AFRSN |
Asian Rice Farming Systems Network |
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APPA |
Agronomy, Plant Physiology, and Agroecology |
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ARBN |
Asian Rice Biotechnology Network |
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ARI |
Advanced Research Institution |
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ARO |
Agricultural Research Organization |
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ASARECA |
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa |
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ASEAN |
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
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ASL |
Analytical Service Laboratories |
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BB |
Bacterial Blight |
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BOT |
Board of Trustees |
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BPH |
Brown plant hopper |
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Bt |
Bacillus thuringiensis |
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BU |
Biometrics Unit |
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CCER |
Centre Commissioned External Review |
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CDAC |
Computer and Database Advisory Committee |
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CE |
Cross Ecosystem |
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CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
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CIAT |
Centre Internacional de Agricultura Tropical |
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CIMMYT |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo |
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CMS |
Cytoplasmic Male-Sterile |
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CORRA |
Council of Rice Research in Asia |
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CPS |
Communication and Publications Services |
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CREMNET |
Crop and Resource Management Network |
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CRF |
Central Research Farm |
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CS |
Computer Services Unit |
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DDG |
Deputy Director General |
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DFID |
Department for International Development |
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DG |
Director General |
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DIS |
Differential Impact Study |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
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EPMR |
External Programme and Management Review |
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EPPD |
Entomology and Plant Pathology |
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EST |
Express Sequence Tags |
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FAO |
Food and Agricultural Organization |
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FLAR |
Fundación Latinoamericana para el Arroz de Riego |
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GC |
Genetic Conservation (programme) |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
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GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
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GRC |
Genetic Resources Center |
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GxE |
Genotype x Environment |
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IAEG |
Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group |
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IARC |
International Agricultural Research Centre |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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IITA |
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
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IM |
Accelerating the Impact of Rice Research |
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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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IP |
Intellectual Property |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
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IRGC |
International Rice Genebank Collection |
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IRGCIS |
International Rice Genebank Collection Information System |
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IRIS |
International Rice Information System |
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IRRC |
Irrigated Rice Research Consortium |
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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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ISTA |
International Seed Testing Association, Switzerland |
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IVDN |
Integrated Voice and Data Network |
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LTE |
Long-Term Experiments |
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MAS |
Marker-Aided Selection |
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MTA |
Materials Transfer Agreement |
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MTP |
Medium-Term Plan |
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NARS |
National Agricultural Research System |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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NPT |
New Plant Type |
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NRI |
National Resources Institute, UK |
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NRM |
Natural Resource Management |
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NRS |
Nationally Recruited Staff |
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ORSTOM |
Institut français de recherche scientifique pour le développement en coopération, France |
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PBGB |
Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biochemistry |
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PC |
Personal Computer |
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PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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PCS |
Personal Computer Systems |
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PDR |
People's Democratic Republic |
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PGR |
Plant Genetic Resources |
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PIPR |
Policy on Intellectual Property Rights |
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PMS |
Performance Management System |
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PPPS |
Policy on Partnerships with the Private Sector |
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PPQS |
Philippine Plant Quarantine Service |
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PVR |
Plant Variety Rights |
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QA |
Quality Assurance |
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QTL |
Quantitative Trait Loci |
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RF |
Rainfed |
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RF |
Rockefeller Foundation |
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RLR |
Rainfed Lowland Rice |
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RLRRC |
Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Consortium |
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RTDP |
Reversing Trends of Declining Productivity |
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SHU |
Seed Health Unit |
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SRP |
Staff Restructuring Programme |
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SSD |
Social Sciences Division |
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SWSD |
Soil and Water Sciences Division |
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SysNet |
Systems Research Network for Ecoregional Land Use Planning in Tropical Asia |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TDR |
Time Domain Refractometer |
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TFP |
Total Factor Productivity |
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TGMS |
Thermosensitive Genetic 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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URRC |
Upland Rice Research Consortium |
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VSAI |
Veterans Security Agency Incorporated |
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WARDA |
West Africa Rice Development Association |
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