Citation: Gurdev S Khush. 1984. IRRI breeding program and its worldwide impact on increasing rice production. Pages 61-94. In: JP Gustafson (editor), Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement. Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York. ISBN 978-1-4612-9478-8

Keywords: Oryza sativa, biotic and abiotic stresses, agronomic characteristics, grain quality, disease and insect resistance, nutritional content, drought tolerance, adverse soil tolerance, deepwater and flood tolerance, temperature tolerance, rice cultural types, wetland, dryland, biomass, sink size, harvest index, screening techniques, multiple pest resistance, inheritance of resistance, vacuum emasculator, large breeding nurseries, heterosis, recurrent selection, rice breeding, biparental mating, single seed decent, somaclonal variation, wild rices, international cooperation and networks, training, postdoctorate fellowships, international rice testing program nurseries, released varieties, breeding lines, number of crosses per year, worldwide impact, country rice production, Philippines, Indonesia,