Imagine standing at the edge of a shimmering northern lake, the hush of morning broken only by the gentle rustle of tall wild ...

Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the ...

India’s food security is off to a solid start this year, with both wheat and rice stocks reaching record highs, alleviating ...

Scientists developed a machine-learning tool that can teach itself, with minimal external guidance, to differentiate between aerial images of flowering and nonflowering grasses -- an advance that will ...

A rice pangenome map has been constructed that incorporates the genomes of nearly 150 wild and cultivated rice varieties.

Intensifying heat waves, extreme floods and forest fires have devastated parts of Southeast Asia in recent years, spurring ...

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

USA impose some steep tariffs on all imported goods, and these frozen foods are likely to have equally steep price increases.

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

Texas fruit growers are facing a difficult season due to a combination of inconsistent winter chill and damaging spring freezes.

However, a study by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, reveals a contrasting reality: no more than 30 per cent of the state’s geographical area (15.28 lakh hectares) is suitable for ...

An often neglected aspect is that pathogens may also use crop wild relatives as alternative hosts. This study develops the beet (Beta vulgaris) rust (Uromyces beticola) system to explore how crop ...