Oryza is a genus of plants in the grass family. It includes the major food crop rice. Members of the genus grow as tall, wetland grasses, growing to 1–2 metres (3–7 ft) tall; the genus includes both annual and perennial species.
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Rice feeds over half the world's population, and roots with well-organized stem cells absorb water and nutrients far more...
Tweaking how a plant senses light and heat could lead to tomatoes, rice, and wheat varieties that grow better in changing...
Rice feeds more than half of humanity, and the strategies outlined in this research could directly affect the affordability...
Rice feeds more than half the world's population, and faster, more reliable gene-editing methods could lead to rice varieties...
Understanding how rice survives drought, cold snaps, and salty soils could help scientists breed more resilient varieties —...
Rice feeds more than half the world's population, and as droughts become more frequent with climate change, understanding how...
Rare earth metals from discarded electronics and industrial waste are quietly building up in farmland soils worldwide, and...
It could accelerate the development of crops that resist drought, pests, and disease — meaning more reliable harvests and...
It points toward a new generation of disease-resistant rice that could protect harvests for billions of people who depend on...
Same fungi attacking lab crops also threaten the wheat in your bread, the rice in your pantry, and the corn at your farmers...
Grains that make up most of the world's food supply — wheat, rice, corn — could be engineered to use less water and survive...
Understanding which genes keep crops alive and healthy is a key step toward breeding rice and other staple foods that can...
Bread, rice, and corn on your plate could soon come from crops engineered to survive the hotter, drier growing seasons that...
Cotton seeds are crushed into cottonseed oil used in cooking and food products worldwide, so breeding bigger, heavier seeds...
Better gene-editing tools bring us closer to crops that can survive drought, resist pests, or tolerate herbicides — meaning...
It could help farmers grow more rice with less water — important as droughts become more frequent and rice feeds half the...
Nitrogen washing off farms into rivers and lakes is what causes the toxic algae blooms that choke fish, foul drinking water,...
As climate change brings more frequent droughts and saltier soils to farming regions worldwide, the rice on your plate could...
Rice feeds over half the world's population, and developing varieties that need less fertilizer while surviving droughts could...
Rice feeds more than half of humanity, and understanding the molecular dials that control how rice seeds grow and survive...
Understanding how rice pollen works at the genetic level could help breeders develop more reliably fertile rice varieties,...
Rice varieties being developed through this research could increase yields on existing farmland — meaning more food from the...
As summers grow hotter and more unpredictable, the rice that feeds half the world's population is increasingly at risk — and...
Rice feeds half the world, and finding a way to grow it while reducing planet-warming methane gas and keeping nutrients in the...
Rice you eat could become chalkier, gummier, and lower quality as nights get warmer — and this research points toward breeding...
Rice feeds more than half the world's population, and these new genetic tools could help breeders develop varieties that...
Understanding hybrid vigor in rice directly drives the development of higher-yielding varieties that feed billions of people —...
Same over-fertilizing habits that gardeners and farmers use to grow bigger, greener plants may be quietly disabling the...
Disabling a single gene could allow breeders to cross wild rice relatives with cultivated rice, potentially creating new...
Rice on your plate — and global food prices — depends on scientists solving a yield crisis now, before population growth and...
Same friendly bacteria already living in healthy garden soil could soon be harnessed to protect your tomatoes from blight,...
Understanding how plants naturally defend themselves against disease could help scientists breed crops that resist infections...