This is enabled through an empirical study of the development process of a drought-tolerant rice variety, Sahbhagi Dhan, which was the result of a twelve-year long collaboration between the ...

Sunchokes ( Helianthus tuberosus ), also known as Jerusalem artichokes, grow from tubers, which store water. Additionally, ...

To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months ...

Rising temperatures around the world and increasingly erratic weather conditions have made life difficult for farmers.

More than 137,000 farmers have been impacted by damage from the low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal. Farmers scramble to ...

A method using free software and a drone with a low-cost camera has made it possible to select drought-tolerant corn plants.

Botanga (N/R), Feb 12, GNA – Farmers and other actors in the agricultural sector at the Botanga Irrigation Scheme in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region have been introduced to some ...

From developing strains of rice that are more resilient to drought, to obtaining invaluable satellite data on water loss, farmers and researchers are rethinking agriculture to create a food system ...

It was confirmed that the drought tolerance of agricultural crops such as rice, corn, wheat, and rapeseed in addition to Arabidopsis thaliana could be improved by applying acetic acid. This discovery ...

When rice is exposed to high temperatures during the summer ripening period, its quality deteriorates greatly—along with the financial stability of many farmers. But heat-tolerant cultivars are ...

Drought tolerance might not be just in the leaves ... might just hold the key to a more sustainable agriculture. Just as maize, rice and wheat were bred for higher yields at the expense of ...