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University students in Adam Schneider's plant taxonomy course conducted an experiment to identify a mysterious root found in ...
Indigenous communities in Ontario are saving wild rice — or manoomin — by growing it in clay soil to fight climate change.
Fluridone offers a new tool in the arsenal to fight herbicide resistance in Palmer pigweed, but it can cause injury to some rice cultivars, depending on when it is used.
It’s something of a comeback story for chef Ramon Shiloh, who was working on an indigenous food program in Tacoma before an ...
In an era of unpredictable weather patterns, adaptability is key to success. As temperatures rise, rainfall becomes erratic, ...
Chinese scientists say they have unearthed genetic secrets in the roots of upland rice ... reviewed journal Molecular Plant in April. ‘We won’t survive’: Thai rice farmers brace for impact ...
In this video, I explore a small coastal canyon and discover six edible wild plants that can be consumed raw, including glasswort, wild celery, and cattail, which are common in various regions.
At the same time, yield rocketed, with each seed yielding about thirty plants—nearly ten times more than a conventional rice field ... to build a more resilient root system.
The findings are expected to not only help with improving rice ... plant to endure. "The genome analysis of this work provides a comprehensive understanding of how rice and its complex wild ...
The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) here has established a pilot plant for fortified rice kernels (FRK) with the aim of addressing the nutritional ...
A rice pangenome map that incorporates the genomes of nearly 150 wild and cultivated rice varieties has been constructed, capturing much of the genetic diversity found in this plant, including ...
After nearly a decade of observing and analyzing the growth of the plants, the researchers discovered that the combination of higher temperatures and CO2 encourages root growth, increasing the ability ...