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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent ...
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Chinese-Swedish research breakthrough creates rice with 70% lower methane emissions
A groundbreaking collaboration between Chinese and Swedish scientists has resulted in the development of a new rice variety ...
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More rice, less gas: Chinese and Swedish scientists create hybrid to cut methane emissions
Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70 per cent less methane than normal rice after uncovering how chemicals released by rice roots influence ...
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Could this new stress-tolerant rice from China boost crop yields?
Food scientists in China have found a new way to regulate plant hormones that could hold promise for boosting the yields and quality of crops such as rice, as global warming shrinks the world’s ...
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Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.
The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts ...
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings
Thousands in Taiwan and China have celebrated the Lantern Festival, a holiday that marks the end of the Lunar New Year period and is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar ...
High-yield rice breed emits up to 70% less methane
Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with ...
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High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU
Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant emissions of the greenhouse ...
China sees boom in feasts for pets on Lunar New Year's Eve
Women gather with their dogs for a dinner event ahead of the Lunar New Year at Kong Shan Yunnan Bistro in Shanghai, China, on ...
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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
Rice growing is responsible for around 12 per cent ... Over two years of field trials in China, the new strain produced crop yields of more than 8 tonnes per hectare, compared with the global ...
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More rice, less gas: Scientists create hybrid to cut methane emissions
HONG KONG — Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70% less methane than normal rice after uncovering how chemicals released by rice roots ...