Rice, a major food crop, is cultivated on nearly 162 million hectares of land worldwide. One of the most commonly used methods to quantify rice production is rice plant counting. This technique is used to estimate yield, ...
Biotechnology
Mar 6, 2023
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Research led by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) involving the use of a pioneering female sterility technique has led to a breakthrough in the production of hybrid rice seeds. Compared to the commonly used "three-line" ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 2, 2022
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The roar of Dario Vicini's motorcycle cuts through the silence as he drives across his rice paddy to survey the destruction wrought by Italy's worst drought in 70 years.
Agriculture
Jul 23, 2022
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Extreme weather phenomena are on the rise worldwide, including frequent droughts and fires. Floods are also a clear consequence of climate change. For agriculture, a flooded field means major losses: about 15% of global crop ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 9, 2022
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Phonons are collective atomic vibrations, or quasiparticles, that act as the main heat carriers in a crystal lattice. Under certain circumstances, their properties can be modified by electric fields or light. But until now, ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 15, 2022
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For many smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia, rice is more than a staple food—it's a livelihood. Generations of smallholder farmers have relied solely on rainfall to irrigate their crops, but the increasing ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 15, 2021
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India's indigenous rice varieties are a rich source of fatty acids vital for undernourished infants, new research indicates.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2021
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The agricultural cultivation of the staple food of rice harbors the risk of possible contamination with arsenic that can reach the grains following uptake by the roots. In their investigation of over 4,000 variants of rice, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2021
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Worldwide, flooded rice cultivation has degraded soil quality, reducing rice yield and requiring intense use of inputs like fertilizers. On the other hand, integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) appear to be a good alternative ...
Ecology
Apr 9, 2020
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A suspected meteorite the size of a football plunged into a rice field in eastern India, startling farmers, authorities said Thursday.
Astronomy
Jul 25, 2019
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