A new study, seen in Nature Genetics and led by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; ...

Eaten every day by billions of people and grown across the globe, rice is arguably the planet’s most important staple crop, ...

This traditional practice of flooding paddies to raise the notoriously thirsty crop is almost as old as the ancient grain’s ...

Rice is a staple food for billions of people around the planet, but a new study suggests climate change may increase arsenic ...

An agronomist in Arkansas says there could still be good yield potential for flooded crops in the northeast part of the state ...

A cold, dry part of Chile might not sound like the best place to grow rice, a famously thirsty grain that thrives in tropical ...

Despite its critical importance, rice has seen very little venture investment to drive yields and cut emissions, says Azolla ...

A new economics study shows the potential for an ancient process to develop new domestic demand for rice and offset declining ...

Above average rainfall delayed some planting progress in Missouri over the last week, but helped with crop emergence. USDA says nearly 50 percent of the corn is planted, an increase of 14 percentage ...

Rice, the world’s most consumed grain, will become increasingly toxic as the atmosphere heats and as carbon dioxide emissions rise, potentially putting billions of people at risk of cancers and ...

Rice is one of the first domesticated crops, dating to approximately 10,000 years ago. The artificial selection farmers have made for nutrition and other traits that maximize profit have reduced ...

They knew, from past research, that the carcinogen was a problem in rice crops, but wanted to find out how much more of an issue it might be in a warming world. The team didn’t look at just any ...