USA – Rice finds a welcome home in Wisconsin paddies
With drought conditions in California and the uncertain impacts of climate change, scientist Michael Schläppi has been trying to grow the water-intensive crop in a Wisconsin lab and field.
Nitrogen use efficient rice demonstrates an average yield increase of per
Major Yield Increase Has the Potential to Change the Economics of Rice Production and Enhance Food Security
Rice cutgrass boosts nitrate removal in drainage ditches
Removal of excess nitrogen in agricultural runoff can be enhanced by constructing vegetated wetlands; however, this practice is expensive and often cost prohibitive.
USA – Why Bill Gates is so excited about ‘scuba rice’
New robust seeds will help farmers in India and Africa adapt to the world’s growing extreme weather.
Extracting healthy ingredients for food and cosmetics from rice starch
The BIORICE researchers have developed biotechnological processes to convert the by-products found in the processing water of rice starch into different ‘peptides’ (small protein molecules).