In a surprising twist amid rising climate concerns, new research shows that scorching soil temperatures during extreme heatwaves do not necessarily boost the uptake of toxic elements like arsenic in ...

Building an Immediate Rice Variety Development System through Anther Culture and Citizen Science Similar to other Sub-Saharan African countries, Zambia has a majority of its population residing in ...

Lay the foundations for breeding high nutritional value/low arsenic content rice and develop cultivation technology Bangladesh is one of the world’s leading growers and consumers of rice. This means ...

Rice bred to perform well in the toughest conditions where the poorest farmers grow rice is a step away from reaching farmers thanks to a major project led by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural ...

The livelihood of the world's 150 million rice farmers comes with a cruel paradox. Many are among the poorest in the world, living in regions hardest hit by climate change, yet they depend on a crop ...

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — In celebration of its 65th anniversary, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has launched a new 10-year vision and five-year strategy aimed at harnessing the power of ...

Chinese scientists say they have unearthed genetic secrets in the roots of upland rice linked to drought resistance, paving the way to transform widely cultivated irrigated rice into drought-tolerant ...