My first memory of wild rice is, like many, simply eating it. In the turkey dressing at the holidays or in some summer ...

In a significant leap for agricultural science, Chinese researchers have unveiled a new variety of rice that could ...

A futuristic rice plant just 10cm tall could feed astronauts and help make Moon bases possible — and maybe even transform ...

High-protein grains also pack all the nutrients normally associated with plant-based foods, like “vitamins and minerals, ...

WSDA added the English and Atlantic varieties of ivy to its list of plants banned from sale. Here’s how to identify and ...

Flamingos have settled into the rice fields of Ferrara, a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, threatening ...

Artist Tom Gamache’s new exhibit at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji explores both personal memories and traditional Ojibe ...

Background: In response to the limited models for salt tolerance detection in wild rice, the subtle leaf features, and the difficulty in capturing salt stress characteristics, resulting in low ...

Traditionally, wild rice — or manoomin — is harvested by paddling into shallow waters and gently knocking the ripe grains into the canoe using cedar sticks.

However, institutional seed banks face funding challenges. “In the past, funding for our gene bank came entirely from the Plant Resources Center, which supported cold storage and seed rejuvenation,” ...

Wild rice — known for filtering pollutants in water and providing food for waterfowl — is making a small comeback along the Mississippi River in Louisa County.

Wild rice is an annual plant, meaning it completes its entire life cycle in one growing season and then dies. The seeds germinate in spring, then sprout to lie flat on the water like ribbons during ...