A new variety of disease-resistant rice has been developed for use in Africa, where farmers have been dealing with ruined crops that threaten food security. Many regions are seeing rice plants ...

Following rice and wheat ... disease in all significant maize-producing regions. MLB resistance is predominantly quantitative, which has important implications for developing resistant maize varieties ...

The study found that wild rice has a higher abundance and diversity of disease-resistant genes than cultivated rice. Han's ...

A study has constructed an unprecedented pangenome map of wild and cultivated rice, and decoded the genetic architecture and ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a ...

but do you know every part of the world has some unique rice varieties that are popular for their distinctive taste, texture and flavor? One such rice variety is jasmine rice, which hails from ...

struggling to procure raw ingredients as farmers shift to growing rice varieties unsuitable for brewing. Rice varieties used for cooking and eating have shot up in price, far surpassing the variet ...

besides conflicts with India’s application for GI tag for its basmati rice. India sought GI tag for Indian basmati varieties in July 2018, while Pakistan filed for such a status on February 23 ...

Black rice pudding Fluffy basmati and earthy red rice to sticky black rice and nutty brown varieties, each grain tells a different story. A festive staple, rice is enjoyed in diverse forms across ...

Kalro’s director general Dr Eliud Kireger said the Kalimara and Kalpaa rice varieties were developed through a partnership with the IRRI. These high-yielding, climate-smart varieties are set to ...