China – New High-yielding Rice a Boom for China’s Future Food Security
The project is the fifth one undertaken by Yuan and his team and is the first one to focus on double-season rice.
RICE Breeding
USA – Rice Leaf Blast Confirmed in Mississippi
Monitoring flood depth is a cultural practice to implement as a means of reducing rice blast
India – Drought-resistant rice variety released
The variety has a crop duration of 125 days, this is a big relief for farmers in the state, because they can safe resources.
Canadá – Rice crops that can save farmers money and cut pollution: new research from U of T
A new University of Toronto study has identified “superstar” varieties of rice that can reduce fertilizer loss and cut down on environmental pollution in the process.
USA – New Rice Research
Developing a new rice variety that is high-yielding, disease resistant and has excellent milling quality takes patience and perseverance.
Preventing rice pests, diseases during rainy season
There are many modern varieties that are resistant to pests and diseases such as PSB Rc10 (for rice blast), Rc242 (for BLB), and Rc 216 (for green leafhopper).
USA – LSU Rice Research Station enjoys good weather, crowds for field day
The field day drew more than 500 farmers and industry members to the station.
More than 100 Nobel laureates are calling on Greenpeace to end its anti-GMO campaign
Scientific and regulatory agencies around the world have repeatedly and consistently found crops and foods improved through biotechnology to be as safe as, if not safer than those derived from any other method of production.
Crop models underestimate climate change impact on global rice production
The study applied various crop phenology models to observe how varying temperatures affect the shifts in different growth stages of rice.
Why the Gates Foundation is flooding a new rice variety with funding
The Gates Foundation is looking into data suggesting that the submergence tolerance trait may help farmers in years with and without flooding.