After more than 20 years of theorizing about it, scientists have tweaked a hybrid variety of rice so that some of the plants produce cloned seeds. No plant sex necessary. The feat, described December ...

This risk is magnified by the simultaneous erosion of indigenous seed stocks. As hybrids dominate acreage, open-pollinated ...

After more than four years since it last distributed hybrid rice seeds, Jardine Distribution, Inc. is returning to this market segment through an initial techno commercial launch of its new hybrid ...

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...

Chinese agricultural technologies are reshaping Pakistan’s farming landscape, lifting crop yields, reducing post-harvest losses and opening new income opportunities if rural population in the country.

An international team has succeeded in propagating a commercial hybrid rice strain as a clone through seeds with 95% efficiency. This could lower the cost of hybrid rice seed, making high-yielding, ...

Rice is one of the most important grains in the food supply network. The humble cereal is an essential part of the diet of around half of the world's population. However, it is labor intensive and a ...

The first locally-bred hybrid rice seed will be available to farmers from next week. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (Kephis) has licensed Afritec Seeds Ltd to produce and distribute the ...

Deal represents industry first in leveraging artificial intelligence to build custom crop growth models Access to ClearAg custom growth models will enhance RiceTec’s efforts to advance the ...