Bathinda: The Federation of Seed Industry of India has urged the Punjab govt to reconsider its decision to ban hybrid rice, ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

Despite its critical importance, rice has seen very little venture investment to drive yields and cut emissions, says Azolla ...

Throughout the Yangtze River Delta, a region in southern China famed for its widespread rice production, farmers grow belts ...

pulses and indigenous rice varieties. As there is no demand, farmers hesitate to grow these varieties. The second issue is that unlike hybrid seeds that are mass-produced and sold commercially ...

By controlling male fertility, this new gene could help address challenges in the development of highly productive hybrid wheat.    Wheat provides 20% of global food calories, but creating ...

The Federal Government has released improved varieties of pepper, tomato, and 27 other crops to farmers. This is aimed at enhancing food production and provide farmers with access to high-yielding, ...

I have grown many varieties of hybrid rice developed by Chinese experts, which improved the yield per hectare to nearly 11 tons from three to four tons in the past," said Maniego. "I raised the salary ...

Get ready to dig in—The Gardens on Spring Creek’s beloved annual Plant Sale is back on May 17 & 18! This highly anticipated ...

The study found that wild rice has a higher abundance and diversity of disease-resistant genes than cultivated rice. Han's ...