Dr. G.V. Subbarao speaks on BNI at TED2022
2022-03-04
Dr. G.V. Subbarao, JIRCAS will give a “TED Talk” on BNI at TED2022 “A NEW ERA”, held at Vancouver Convention Centre, Canada on coming Apr 10-14.
The 69th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan (ESJ69)
Symposium ”Global Warming and Methane Uptake in Upland Soils as Key Processes for Future Climate”
Symposium ”Global Warming and Methane Uptake in Upland Soils as Key Processes for Future Climate”
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The 4th BNI International Consortium Meeting has been rescheduled to November 2022
2022-01-26
The 4th BNI International Consortium Meeting has been rescheduled to November 2022 because of the tightened border control by the Omicron variant, a serious concern in many parts of the world, including Japan.
“BNI-enabled Wheat Development” selected as one of the “10 Major Advancements in Agricultural Technology” for 2021
2021-12-24
On December 23, 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan announced the selection of the “10 Major Advancements in Agricultural Technology” for 2021.
Among them, "BNI-enabled Wheat Development: Maintaining yield even with reduced nitrogen fertilizer" was selected as TOPIC No. 7.
JIRCAS, in collaboration with the National Agriculture of Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) of Laos and its affiliate Forestry Research Center (FRC), has been conducting dietary surveys and non-timber forest product surveys in rural areas of Laos for many years, and has documented the wildlife used by local residents. This time, we have created a wildlife database providing information in local language on the wild animals and plants consumed by people in the rural areas in Central Laos.
An article on "Evaluation of greenhouse gas reduction effects of BNI-enabled wheat by LCA" was published in 'Environmental Science and Pollution Research'.
2021-12-16
In collaboration with the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences has developed a new model for BNI (biological nitrification inhibition) enhanced wheat, which exhibits high productivity with low nitrogen fertilizer, to evaluate the total greenhouse gas emissions generated at each stage of wheat production as "life cycle analysis on greenhouse gas emissions". An article on the new model was published on September 1st in Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
JIRCAS-CCFS Society Workshop "Effects of Climate Change and the Spread of COVID-19 on Food Supply and Demand: Food Security under Uncertainty"
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Fruits and Vegetables – Research and Action Opportunities for Human and Planetary Health
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JIRCAS International Symposium 2021
The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in the Asia Monsoon Region: A Platform for International Collaboration
The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in the Asia Monsoon Region: A Platform for International Collaboration
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World's First BNI-enabled Wheat Development was Published in PNAS.
2021-08-31
In the August 31 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), a paper co-authored by JIRCAS, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), the University of the Basque Country, and the College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University entitled "Enlisting wild grass genes to combat nitrification in wheat farming: A nature-based solution" was published online on August 23.
The paper reports the successful development of the world's first biological nitrification inhibition (BNI)-enabled wheat that shows high productivity even with a reduced nitrogen fertilizer environment.