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Despite its critical importance, rice has seen very little venture investment to drive yields and cut emissions, says Azolla ...
A rice pangenome map has been constructed that incorporates the genomes of nearly 150 wild and cultivated rice varieties.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Davao region is ramping up its efforts to promote locally-produced hybrid rice ...
Samples of tomato mix-planted with rice during its vegetative stage. (Photo from the research team) A study published in the ...
Farmers to have access to newly released crop varieties faster than usual —NACGRAB DirectorThe National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds/Fisheries, has ...
Bayer aims to launch non-GM herbicide-tolerant hybrid rice by 2031 to drive sustainable, water-efficient Direct Seeded Rice ...
Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...
The study found that wild rice has a higher abundance and diversity of disease-resistant genes than cultivated rice. Han's ...
This traditional practice of flooding paddies to raise the notoriously thirsty crop is almost as old as the ancient grain’s domestication. Thousands of years later, the agricultural method continues ...
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, ...
Bathinda: The Federation of Seed Industry of India has urged the Punjab govt to reconsider its decision to ban hybrid rice, ...