The Nation Media Group (NMG) has launched the highly anticipated 13th edition of its Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic series.

2019). Therefore, this research was performed to evaluate the effects of priming on seed germination, seedling development, and antioxidant system activation of upland rice under salt and cadmium ...

At E2, plots were composed of four rows, each 3 m long and spaced 0.35 m apart, resulting in a usable area of 2.1 m 2, with the same sowing density of 60 seeds per meter. Crop management adhered to ...

Guyana has become the world’s only fully food self-sufficient nation through massive government investment in farming, smart ...

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 ...

Shutterstock In a big breakthrough, Chinese scientists say they've cracked a genetic code in upland rice roots that could help regular rice survive with less water — a game-changer for farming ...

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

Upland rice, they explained, naturally grows in dry areas thanks to its sturdy roots. The gene HMGB1 acts like a root-growth brake, so switching it off lets roots grow bigger and stronger ...

The study adds to evidence challenging the dominance of ‘natural selection’ as the sole adaptive force in evolution.

Both are expected to yield 20–30% more than conventional rice seeds and mature 20 days earlier, leading to significant water-use savings. In addition to being climate-resilient, these varieties ...

Quality rice seeds and 150 sacks of urea fertilizer were given away to 130 farmers here during a distribution activity supervised by Mayor Alex "AA" Advincula on Saturday. The local government's ...

Dr. Deb runs the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, an NGO, which supports Vrihi, a community rice seed bank, Basudha, a seed conservation farm, and a laboratory that carries out molecular and ...