As part of a project to create feeding grounds for storks in rice paddies, Ohara has scrapped using chemicals on 40 percent of his one hectare of paddy fields and has reduced his use of chemicals on the rest.
There are increasing efforts to close the gap in Nigeria’s rice production.
Vietnam grows three rice crops annually, of which the winter-spring crop is the biggest and its grain is used mostly for export.
The team processed sediments and mixed them with water to allow charred items to float to the surface uncovering grains of rice and mung beans at Mahilaka an ancient trading port in north-west Madagascar established in the 10th century.
A team at Queen’s University in Belfast have been looking at ways of reducing the arsenic levels in rice.
Farmers in the delta generally grow two rice crops, one in the rainy season and one in the cooler season in lower-lying areas that are fed with receding flood waters.
The scientists discussed variety development updates, the control of weeds, fertilization along with insects and diseases.
The TGAC team aim to identify 600 rice varieties to accelerate crop breeding.
The useful genes, identified by Indian scientists using a biotechnology tool called Marker Assisted Selection, were introduced into the genetic background of Samba Mahsuri to produce a new derivative.
Eating 3 bowls of fake Wuchang rice is roughly equivalent to eating 1 plastic bag
