Students in Dallas ISD are partnering with NASA to study whether the soil on the moon’s surface is suitable for growing ...

Researchers are working to unravel the hidden biology of often-persnickety seeds as they age, sleep and awaken ...

Brown or white rice? Nutrition experts have long urged people to choose brown rice whenever possible. One cup of brown rice ...

Scientists have discovered, for the first time, how root cells respond to their complex soil environment, revealing that ...

Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots ...

Brown or white rice? Nutrition experts have long urged people to choose brown rice whenever possible. One cup of brown rice ...

A new study, appearing in Nature Genetics and led by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST ...

Believe it or not, a DIY fertilizer can be made from ingredients right in your own pantry, like rice water and coffee grounds ...

Rice planting is well underway along the Gulf Coast and the Mid-South, and just getting started in California. “Rice planting ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden.

These bacteria then facilitate reactions with other minerals in the soil that make the arsenic more bioavailable and easier for the rice plants to absorb through their root systems. "When you ...

Rice is easily inundated with weeds and other crops, but it has one advantage: It grows well in water. So farmers germinate the seeds, and when the seedlings are ready, plant them in wet soil.