Before scientists ever started crossing different rice plants, farmers had inadvertently been at it for centuries. By...
Genetic diversity
People often argue passionately for or against genetically modified (GM) crops. Rice Today’s aim here is not...
It was a proud moment for three PhD students from West Africa participating in the graduation ceremony...
In Lao PDR, rice production is an important livelihood of 724,000 farmers. Rice production is an important livelihood...
Scientists are scouring the deep and “wild” end of the rice gene pool to help find hidden...
Don’t let the lady beetle’s adorable appearance fool you. These beetles, both adults and their larvae, are...
The first was a footprint on the Moon. The second one is a freezer. This freezer, however,...
For thousands of years, the indigenous tribes of the mountainous Cordillera region in the northern part of...
The human population and demand for food are projected to increase in the next 40 years. With...
The publication in 2005 of the rice genome—the sum total of genetic information in the rice plant,...
