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Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.
The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts ...
New Scientist on MSN2d
Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent ...
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The Rice Revolution: Slashing 70% of Methane Emissions While Boosting Yields
The team is now seeking to demonstrate the importance of this new rice to the Chinese government in hopes that it can be ...
Could this new stress-tolerant rice from China boost crop yields?
New method of regulating plant hormones allows researchers to increase quality and yields of rice crops grown in saline soil.
High-yield rice breed emits up to 70% less methane
Rice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are expected to increase with ...
Nature1d
Chinese green light for GM rice and maize prompts outcry
Biosafety certificates for genetically modified (GM) rice and maize issued ... a key to addressing the country's growing demand for food. In early March, 120 Chinese scholars—mostly in the ...
world-grain10d
China on pace for record grain production
BEIJING, CHINA — China’s push to become more self-sufficient in grain appears to be paying off as record production and declining imports are forecast for the country in the 2024-25 marketing year, ...
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Could this new stress-tolerant rice from China boost shrinking crop yields?
Food scientists in China have found a new way to regulate plant hormones that could hold promise for boosting the yields and quality of crops such as rice, as global warming shrinks the world’s ...