On the other hand, the wild relatives of rice (i.e. Oryza ... framework for future efforts for developing robust rice crops that can potentially withstand harsh environments," said Wageningen ...

where Graveen and Chapman had told her wild rice was thriving. Experiencing the crop as their ancestors had was critical to studying the plant, the two Ojibwe said. “After we’d paddled through ...

Spring flooding in 2022 practically wiped out the entire wild rice crop on Nett Lake, said Chris Holm, ecological resources director for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. The shallow lake about 220 ...

An unidentified pest has devastated this year's wild rice harvest in northern Saskatchewan, throwing some harvesters into financial crisis, and prompting concerns for the future of the crop and ...

Discovered genes provide strategies to protect rice crops against climate change and to domesticate wild relatives that can grow in currently unproductive habitats A new study, seen in Nature ...

While last year was a great year, the year before there was a total crop failure because of the weather. This isn’t completely unusual. Wild rice tends to be on a 4 to 6 year cycle where some ...

they created the highest resolution "pangenome" to date that captures the full genetic landscape of wild rice and reveals hidden variations critical for crop improvement. Researchers uncovered 3. ...

CASS LAKE, Minn. — The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe was recently awarded $3.6 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to build a wild rice processing ...

Researchers say they can improve rice harvests and grain quality by essentially turning off a temperature-sensitive gene ...

The Mitten State is a top producer in many of the following crops but some native plants are just being revived through small, local initiatives. Wild rice was once found in abundance along the ...