Soilborne diseases continue to threaten crop health, particularly in valuable medicinal plants like Panax notoginseng.

Researchers have identified two key genes, SbSLT1 and SbSLT2, that help sorghum resist Striga by preventing its germination.

In collaboration with professors at the University, researchers are working on a new nitrogen-retaining corn breed.

Researchers say study highlights the importance of rice breeding and cultivation measures in the mitigation of global warming ...

Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant emissions of the greenhouse ...

Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with global warming and as the human population continues to grow. Now, ...

Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent ...

Researchers agree that work needs to be done to understand the impact of changing growing systems on this key soil-borne ...

This hybrid rice represents a significant advancement towards sustainable agriculture, as rice cultivation contributes to ...

Rice and other plants release these compounds, known as "root exudates," to feed soil microbes, which in turn aid plant growth by releasing nutrients that the plants can absorb. Though it's long ...