By boosting beneficial microbes, researchers hope to increase crop resilience while reducing the use of synthetic nitrogen ...

When you rinse your rice before cooking it, do you discard the cloudy water and move on? If so, you are dumping an easy and affordable DIY liquid plant fertilizer down the drain. While rice water ...

Yes, it's true. A splash of rice water is a well-kept gardening secret that can help you produce your most bountiful and ...

Rice water is rich in starch and nutrients that help plants grow, especially when fermented. Use the rinsing, boiling, or fermenting method—fermented rice water is most effective. Apply no more than ...

The "microbiome" is the unique population of microorganisms found in and on every plant and animal. Scientists have now genetically altered that population in rice plants, making them more resistant ...

UC Davis researchers have discovered a way to grow cereal crops, like rice and wheat, with less nitrogen fertilizer, reducing pollution and saving farmers billions. Researchers at the University of ...

New rice varieties from RiceTec and Horizon Ag offer more supply and reduced costs for growers battling herbicide resistance ...

Typically, people garden so that they can cook. Fresh-picked vegetables, fragrant herbs, and fruit trees turn into tasty kitchen creations. But every now and then, the opposite is true. Look at rice, ...

Researchers were able to demonstrate how a specific bacterium inside the seeds of rice plants effectively and in an eco-friendly way inhibits destructive plant pathogens. Rice is the staple food of ...

India’s LT Foods is planning to set up a new rice processing facility in its domestic market. In a stock exchange filing, the ...