My time with IRRI and CCAFS-SEA has come to an end and we marked this with an exit presentation of the research to date. The tips, advice and guidance I have received from everyone in the office has been invaluable and I couldn’t be more grateful! I especially want to thank my supervisor Dr Sridhar ...
I wish I thought of that pun myself! Rice and shine will have to suffice. Anyway this here is an insightful video into rice and climate change. Dr Bjoern Ole Sander, the head scientist here in IRRI and representative of IRRI Vietnam, discusses three key questions on rice and climate change at COP24 in Katowice ...
It is my final week here in the IRRI office and my head is reeling at how quickly the time has flown by! My time in this office was nothing at all like I expected. The part-time jobs I have had throughout college have all been fast-paced, on my feet hauling heavy loads all around ...
Well, now that I have the majority of my results it is time for me to interpret what they mean! So essentially I am stretching those lean detective muscles I’ve gained through watching so many crime shows in my 23 years. Deerstalker hat, magnifying glass and pipe at the ready; its time to get to ...
An essential part of scientific writing is to produce figures and tables that can be plucked out of your research and still make sense. With figures like maps that means you need to include a good legend to show the reader what’s what! In an ideal world this is easy. But when my computer and ...
Its no surprise to anyone that knows me for more than a few hours that it is a dream of mine to go to Japan. Naturally, if you plonk me within a five hour flight to the country I’m going to pounce on the chance to go. So I went a little AWOL this weekend! ...
Vietnam has three distinct growth seasons for rice (Kontgis et al., 2019): Đông xuân — Winter/Spring — Planting occurs in November and the rice is harvested in February. Hè thu — Summer/Autumn — Planting occurs in March and the rice is harvested in June/July. Mùa thu — Autumn/Winter — This is considered the main season. ...
