Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20 per cent more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited, plant nutrient
Crops
Food prices held steady in August
The FAO Food Price Index, a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, averaged 213 points in August 2012, unchanged from July
Climate change could severely impact Asia’s wheat and maize yield in 2020s
Climate change is expected to have a serious impact on Asias wheat and maize production as early as the 2020s – with a potentially devastating effect on food security, a report warns.
New monitoring system to track wheat fungus in 27 countries
Wheat experts have reported a breakthrough in their ability to track the crop fungus Ug99 and related strains of mutating wheat pathogen ‘stem rust’ that threatens wheat fields from East Africa to South Asia
Small-scale irrigation schemes' fillip to food security
As food prices escalate globally, a new study finds that small-scale irrigation schemes can protect millions of farmers from food insecurity and climate risks in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
More Articles …
