USA – $5.5M NSF grant aims to improve rice crops with genome editing
Scientists are also in a race against time to double the production of cereal crops on limited arable land by 2050, when the global population could reach 9.5 billion.
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Pakistán – PARC introduces 11 new high-yielding rice varieties
The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) approved 11 new high-yielding rice varieties including seven hybrid and four open-pollinated seed for cultivation in various ecologies.
Philippines – Agriculturist proves hybrid rice farming doubles harvest
For the 2015 dry season, he harvested 280 cavans per hectare, which is lower than last year but still higher than his former inbred rice harvest.
Rice can ‘borrow’ stronger immunity from other plant species, study shows
The study findings, which may help increase health and productivity of rice, the staple food for half of the world’s population, are reported online in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
India – ICAR developing new rice varieties
India currently has 44 million hectare (ha) area in rice cultivation, and there was no increase in the area since the last 15 years.
Australia – After eight years of rice trials Mackay region cane grower sees bright future
Cane grower Andrew Barfield has conducted small trials with hundreds of rice varieties on his property over the past eight years, but last week he saw something on a nearby cane farm that represented the biggest step of his work so far.
USA – Arcadia rice tests show increased yield for world’s largest food crop
Arcadia Biosciences Inc. reported Tuesday field trials for its nitrogen-efficient rice produced an average of 27 percent higher yield.
When climate sinks high-tech rice, older varieties may save the day
In May 2009, Cyclone Aila wreaked havoc across eastern India, flooding villages, killing hundreds of people and leaving 1 million homeless.
The latest from the Carolina Gold Rice Foundation
Despite its name, the Carolina Gold Rice Foundation isn’t solely concerned with rice. Its mission encompasses all heirloom grains, which is why the Anson Mills-funded organization is also at the forefront of reviving peaches and chestnuts.
How sick chickens and rice led scientists to Vitamin B1
The discovery of thiamine began with the search for a microbe.