At the same time, yield rocketed, with each seed yielding about thirty plants—nearly ten times more than a conventional rice field. Irrigating rather than flooding rice fields "is a historic step ...

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 ...

If there isn't enough rain for whatever reason, farmers can still provide water for their rice fields by the use of groundwater or irrigation canals. This helps with crop growth even during dry ...

By measuring the effects of rising temperatures and CO2 on 28 rice strains over ten years in the field using FACE (Free-Air CO2 Enrichment) methodology, and combining advanced modeling techniques, the ...

Rice, which is very porous, can absorb a lot of inorganic arsenic from the flooded fields in which it grows, dietitian Devon Wagner wrote on Ohio State University's Health & Discovery page.

TAMPA — Ben Rice could not dodge the pitch, but he may have ultimately dodged a bullet. The hot-swinging Yankees DH left Saturday’s 10-8 loss to the Rays after being drilled on the left elbow ...

In their study, the researchers measured the effects of rising temperatures and carbon dioxide on 28 rice strains over ten years in the field. They used a method called Free-Air CO2 Enrichment, which ...

TOKYO -- If farmers install solar panels over their rice fields, their overall revenue, including income from selling solar-generated electricity, can improve more than fivefold, a recent Japanese ...