Twelve years ago, rice breeders with Lundberg Family Farms crossed two rice plant “parents” in hopes of cultivating a better black pearl rice plant. After growing generations and generations ...

A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...

SINGAPORE: To mitigate the effects of rice cultivation on climate change and meet rising demand for rice, researchers in ...

The Japanese government plans to increase the country's rice exports by nearly eight-fold to 350,000 tons, worth 92.2 billion ...

The same substance that paints the sky with the Northern Lights also appears to enhance plant growth and insect defense, ...

John Pastor, a professor of biology at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, has been growing wild rice in tanks to learn more about how sulfur affects the plant. He’s looking for patterns to see what ...

A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combating the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security.

"Farmers have ultimately brought 5,09,056 hectares of land under Boro rice cultivation, exceeding the fixed target by 78 hectares, or 0.02 percent," said Agriculturist Md Afzal Hossain.

It's rich with starch, which plants use to store energy for future growth and reproduction. Additionally, rice water can be ...

The study specifically investigated rice plant defense against fall armyworm ... hope to apply cold plasma to the field of organic food production. Rahman explained that the U.S. Department ...