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University of Sheffield scientists develop climate-ready wheat that can survive drought conditions

Wheat plants with fewer pores on their leaves make more efficient use of water Study grew crops in climate breakdown conditions with more CO2 and less water Findings could help farmers facing more frequent droughts and increased demand for staple foods from a growing population  Wheat plants engineered to have fewer microscopic pores – called… Continue reading University of Sheffield scientists develop climate-ready wheat that can survive drought conditions

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute releases three new high-yielding varieties of paddy

Scientists of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have invented three new high-yielding varieties of paddy, in addition to the existing 94 Aman and Boro varieties. The three varieties—BRRI Dhan-90 and BRRI Dhan-91 of Aman varieties and BRRI Dhan-92—will reach farmers from the next monsoon with high hopes of producing additional crops, according to sources… Continue reading Bangladesh Rice Research Institute releases three new high-yielding varieties of paddy

Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought

On World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, FAO’s head stresses need to use both “simple solutions” and hi-tech tools to prevent a drought from turning into famine. Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovations, be it simple solutions or satellite-based technologies, will help prevent a drought from turning into famine and forced displacement and to… Continue reading Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought

Columbia University researcher studies how climate change affects crops in India

In a paper published in Environmental Research Letters, Kyle Davis from Data Science Institute of Columbia University found that in India, the yields from grains such as millet, sorghum, and maize are more resilient to extreme weather; their yields vary significantly less due to year-to-year changes in climate and generally experience smaller declines during droughts.… Continue reading Columbia University researcher studies how climate change affects crops in India

New interdisciplinary research focuses on crop resilience

Research suggests that microbes in the soil, roots and leaves have important impacts on plant health and productivity. Now, new interdisciplinary research at North Carolina State University and three Danish universities will examine the roles of plant-associated microbes and their interactions with plants. The goal is to help make crops more resilient against environmental stresses… Continue reading New interdisciplinary research focuses on crop resilience

Northeast China expands soybean cultivation, reduces reliance on US imports

China has been expanding the amount of land used to grow soybeans and diversifying its source of imports to reduce reliance on imports from the US  – its second-largest supplier – amid a yearlong trade war between the world’s two largest economies. In Northeast China, the soybean planting season is nearing an end. In Heilongjiang… Continue reading Northeast China expands soybean cultivation, reduces reliance on US imports

New research decodes plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine

These Arabidopsis plants are part of studies to determine links between the plant defense system and circadian clock carried out by Hua Lu, professor of biological sciences at UMBC, and her lab members. The results could lead to plants that are more effective at fending off pathogens and pests or even influence human medical treatment.… Continue reading New research decodes plant defense system, with an eye on improving farming and medicine

Northeast China expands soybean cultivation, reduces reliance on US imports

China has been expanding the amount of land used to grow soybeans and diversifying its source of imports to reduce reliance on imports from the US  – its second-largest supplier – amid a yearlong trade war between the world’s two largest economies. In Northeast China, the soybean planting season is nearing an end. In Heilongjiang… Continue reading Northeast China expands soybean cultivation, reduces reliance on US imports

Crop scientists looking for ways to beat the heat

Can a small circuit board, barely the size of a credit card, help the world’s wheat to beat the heat? Kansas State University researchers think so, and they say that they’ve built the world’s first facility to help them prove it. In a lush field north of the university’s Manhattan campus, the scientists are testing… Continue reading Crop scientists looking for ways to beat the heat

China: Trials underway for saltwater rice strains

Researchers from Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center apply fertilizer to rice seedlings in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, May 9, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua) China has planted about 300 new strains of saltwater-tolerant rice on 670 hectares of experimental alkali fields in search of resilient, high-yield varieties that can grow on previously unproductive land. Qualified… Continue reading China: Trials underway for saltwater rice strains