June 10 (Reuters) - In the crop world, corn is a Ferrari, rice is a VW Beetle. For decades, scientists have been tweaking rice to achieve small increases in yield every year. But over the past decade ...

The "microbiome" is the unique population of microorganisms found in and on every plant and animal. Scientists have now genetically altered that population in rice plants, making them more resistant ...

When you rinse your rice before cooking it, do you discard the cloudy water and move on? If so, you are dumping an easy and affordable DIY liquid plant fertilizer down the drain. While rice water ...

Researchers at UC Davis and UC Berkeley's Innovative Genomics Institute have found a way to produce clonal seeds from hybrid rice varieties. The technique could make hybrids, which can have superior ...

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, ...

Typically, people garden so that they can cook. Fresh-picked vegetables, fragrant herbs, and fruit trees turn into tasty kitchen creations. But every now and then, the opposite is true. Look at rice, ...

Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can be considered ...

Before you pour rice water down the drain, know this — it could quietly help your plants grow healthier, naturally. (Image: Pexels) Rice is a staple meal in most Indian kitchens, almost sacred. It’s ...

Extreme weather and pollution have increased the salt content in some soil, making growing conditions harsh for salt-sensitive crops like rice. Now, researchers detail a possible solution that doesn't ...

SHELBY, Wis.—If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water. Today, it’s ...