The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) is urging central intervention against Punjab's ban on hybrid paddy seeds, ...

Punjab's ban on hybrid rice seeds could cost farmers up to Rs 10,000 per acre, says FSII, citing income loss and potential ...

Bayer aims to launch non-GM herbicide-tolerant hybrid rice by 2031 to drive sustainable, water-efficient Direct Seeded Rice ...

The gene, named QT12, was identified by researchers from Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, central China. Their ...

Chinese researchers have identified a key gene that enhances rice's heat tolerance while maintaining grain quality and ...

FSII has also filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, challenging the state's decision. The hearing is ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden.

Throughout the Yangtze River Delta, a region in southern China famed for its widespread rice production, farmers grow belts of slender green stalks. Before they reach several feet tall and turn golden ...

Beer prices might soon rise as climate change threatens barley crops, but an unexpected savior is emerging from rice paddies.

With a shorter crop cycle of 120-125 days (seed to grain), hybrid rice saves 20-25% groundwater and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. In neighbouring Haryana, nearly 35% of the rice area is under ...