Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues to grow. Now, ...

The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will allow Arkansas mills to give away two breeds of commercial grain developed by the Arkansas Rice Breeding Program to be used as rice seed to ...

Researchers grow rice seedlings in nutrient solutions in a greenhouse on wasteland in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Thanks to soilless farming, artificial lighting and other ...

Liangyou 1128, a new breed of super middle rice, was auctioned for 11.8 million yuan (US$1.73 million) on September 15 at a trade fair in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, setting a record for ...

A method for marker-assisted breeding, conceived in 2009 through a collaborative research project between the UK and Japan, is now focused on developing rice breeds tolerant to salt-sodden Japanese ...

The yield of China's new hybrid rice breed has topped 1,000 kg per mu (0.067 hectare), with the country set to break the world record in rice output through large-scale planting, according to a report ...