Sentences with phrase «other rice crops»

This research on Golden Rice will ensure that any approved Golden Rice varieties will grow just like other rice crops, with comparable yields and pest resistance, and with the same environmental impacts.

Not exact matches

Therefore we convert rice field for rubber cultivation and other cash - crops, including horticultural plantations, develop capital intensive production units (in countries like India where the major strength is its labour power), thereby denying majority of people their right to work.

This cultivation was not profitable and it led to the neglect of rice and other crops.

«Many of you may have known that we have embarked on a national diversification program, where emphasis is being placed on other crops other than traditional rice and sugar,» Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud said in a statement.

We must fight the introduction of Golden Rice and other GM crops» added Panerio.

Buckwheat bread — nutritious values and recipes Buckwheat is a plant similar to the rice grain and method of use, but much richer in protein and nutrients than other conventional crops.

The DA - AO is also used by multinational companies and offices such as the Philrice, IRRI and universities such as UPLB in applying for contained use and field testing of GM crops such as Golden Rice, Bt cotton, GM corn, GM Papaya and many others.

And on the world - food security front, ARS» Stuttgart center is closing in on genes that regulate rice's uptake and storage of iron, thiamine and other important vitamins and minerals — a pursuit that could bolster the nutritional value of this cereal grain crop as a staple food for roughly half the world's population.

Amaranth (Chinese Spinach) Artichokes Asparagus Asparagus Pea Beans Beets Bitter Melons and Wax Gourds Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Burdock (Gobo) Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Chinese (Napa) Cabbage Citron Melon (For candied citron, pies, etc.) Cantaloupes and Melons Cardoon Celery Chervil Chicory Chives Collards Corn and Ornamental Corn Cover Crops Cowpeas Cucumbers Eggplant Endive Fava Beans Finocchio Garland Chrysanthemum Gourds and Decorative Squash Jicama (Mexican Yam) Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce and Mesclun Loofah (Luffa) Sponges Malabar Spinach Mache (Corn Salad) Micro Greens (Baby Greens) Minutina (Buckshorn Plaintain) Mustard and Other Greens Oats (Hulless Oats for cereal) Okra Onions / Scallions Orach (Mountain Spinach) Ornamental Corn and Grain Pak Choi / Bak Choi Parsley Peas: Early Spring Peanuts Peppers Super Hot Peppers Popcorn Pumpkins Quinoa (Cereal, Superfood) Radicchio Radish Ramps (Wild Leeks) Rhubarb Rice (Can be grown in garden soil) Rutabaga Salsify (Oyster Plant) Saltwort Scorzonea Shallots (From Seed) Sorghum Soybeans Spinach Squash Summer Type and Zucchini Squash Winter Type Squash Japanese Kabocha Type Squash (Fall and Winter Decorations) Strawberry Sugar Beets Swiss Chard Tomatoes Turnip Watermelon

Golden Rice could likewise co-exist with other crops, including other types of rice and rice grown in other ways such as in organic agricultRice could likewise co-exist with other crops, including other types of rice and rice grown in other ways such as in organic agricultrice and rice grown in other ways such as in organic agricultrice grown in other ways such as in organic agriculture.

And the genetic diversity of rice is huge to start with, bigger than corn or other crops,» said Hei Leung, principal scientist at IRRI.

The depravity of their cynicism astounds even a crusty old bird like me: If Golden Rice is a success and effectively reduces blindness, disease, and death caused by vitamin A deficiency in millions of rice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environmRice is a success and effectively reduces blindness, disease, and death caused by vitamin A deficiency in millions of rice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environmrice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environment.

Other GM crops are being developed in the Philippines, including Golden Rice, and IRRI is researching other GM Other GM crops are being developed in the Philippines, including Golden Rice, and IRRI is researching other GM rRice, and IRRI is researching other GM other GM ricerice.

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

«It's important to incorporate C4 in rice because rice grows in places where other crops such as maize do not grow and because rice is the staple food of more than half the world, including many people who live in poverty.»

Other factors also contribute to pest outbreaks such as excessive fertilizer which creates luxuriant crops for the hoppers to feed on and continuous rice cropping that doesn't allow for a break in the food supply of the pests.

The report «Gluten - Free Products Market by Type (Bakery Products, Pizzas & Pastas, Cereals & Snacks, Savories, and Others), Source (Oilseeds & Pulses, Rice & Corn, Dairy & Meat Products, and Other Crops), & by Region - Global Trends & Forecast to 2020» published by MarketsandMarkets, The global market for Gluten - Free Products was valued at $ 4.63 Billion in 2015 and is projected to reach $ 7.59 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 10.4 % from 2015 to 2020.

Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat and Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh convened a multi-stakeholder effort to refine key elements of the strategy, which includes developing rice varieties with high export value, adopting advanced crop management techniques, and more intensive use of machines and other technologies in rice farming.

The increased yields obtained through IRRI technologies can help rice farmers to free up land area to raise other nutritious crops and animals.

While some heavily chemically - farmed soils will contain pesticide hot spots well into the future (if not forever) other soils still have low levels that can safely grow crops like rice which are known to extract arsenic.

«I am campaigning only for «Golden Rice» and not for other genetically modified (GM) crops.

He was also the Crop Team Leader for the HarvestPlus Program and led the efforts to develop rice varieties with higher levels of iron and zinc to combat two of the other critical micronutrient deficiencies that can also be found in rice consuming populations.

«The International Rice Research Institute and other research institutions have developed a wide range of sustainable technologies that will help reduce use of water, chemicals and energy in rice, and protect the crop from pests, disease and the impacts of climate chaRice Research Institute and other research institutions have developed a wide range of sustainable technologies that will help reduce use of water, chemicals and energy in rice, and protect the crop from pests, disease and the impacts of climate charice, and protect the crop from pests, disease and the impacts of climate change.

Gerard was also the Crop Team Leader for the HarvestPlus Program and leads the efforts to develop rice varieties with higher levels of iron and zinc to combat two of the other critical micronutrient deficiencies that can be found in rice consuming populations.

It works against the commercialization of Golden Rice and other forms of genetically modified crops, towards a society with equity, food sovereignty, sustainable and ecology - based agriculture.

Other regional activities that are taking advantage of the IRRC umbrella are the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), initiatives on Good Agricultural Practices for rice (Rice GAP), new projects on rice cropping systems in Myanmar, and linkages with the Agricultural Competitiveness Project of the World Bank in the Mekong Delta of VietRice Platform (SRP), initiatives on Good Agricultural Practices for rice (Rice GAP), new projects on rice cropping systems in Myanmar, and linkages with the Agricultural Competitiveness Project of the World Bank in the Mekong Delta of Vietrice (Rice GAP), new projects on rice cropping systems in Myanmar, and linkages with the Agricultural Competitiveness Project of the World Bank in the Mekong Delta of VietRice GAP), new projects on rice cropping systems in Myanmar, and linkages with the Agricultural Competitiveness Project of the World Bank in the Mekong Delta of Vietrice cropping systems in Myanmar, and linkages with the Agricultural Competitiveness Project of the World Bank in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

Then there was exciting news from India's poorest state, Bihar (pop 100 million, and 50 % of families in poverty), where the application of what's called the System of Rice / Root Intensification (SRI) has «dramatically increased yields with wheat, potatoes, sugar cane, yams, tomatoes, garlic, aubergine and many other crops», according to the Guardian newspaper.

He also pointed to research showing that rice is generally self - pollinated and so is unlikely to contaminate other crops.

«Organic rice has a higher dollar value than conventional, but it is still a commodity crop and will fetch a lower price than other specialty crops,» says Greg.

Climate change could shrink the mineral and protein content of wheat, rice and other staple crops, mounting evidence suggests.

Studies show that rice, wheat and other staple crops could lose protein and minerals, putting more people at risk of hunger worldwide.

Such no - till farming provides a double benefit for farmers: improved soils and reduced fuel use, because it negates the need to harvest the stalks with tractors and other equipment (although it can lead to short - term reductions in crop yields) says Chuck Rice, a soil scientist at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan..

YieldGard's approval will also pave the way for expanded research and introduction of other GM crops, including improved rice varieties, Khush says.

While farmers concentrate on high - carbohydrate crops like rice and potatoes, the mix of wild plants and animals in the diets of surviving hunter - gatherers provides more protein and a bettter balance of other nutrients.

The research will also aid scientists working with other «cereal crops,» including rice, wheat, rye, maize, millet, sorghum, oats and even turfgrass, which like the other food crops, is in the grass family, Close said.

Although the Arabidopsis sequence can itself serve as a guide to other plant genomes, plans are underway to sequence the rice genome and researchers are debating the merits of sequencing maize and other crops.

Meanwhile Golden Rice and other genetically modified crop programs remain stalled.

The team on the three - year study includes plant pathologists, breeders, crop nutrient managers, economists, weed scientists, entomologists and outreach specialists from Texas, Arkansas and Washington, D.C. Research on organic rice has been in progress at the AgriLife Research facility in Beaumont for at least five years, Zhou said, and results from those studies, along with some from other areas, will be parlayed into the new study.

«Very little research has been done on organic rice, and organic studies on other crops do not apply to rice because — unlike other crops — most of it is grown in flooded fields,» he said.

«Our work indicates that SWEET4 could be a promising target for engineering varieties of maize, rice and other crops,» said Bing Yang from Iowa State University, whose team performed all the rice studies.

Harnessing these genes to develop crops that are better equipped to resist infection by fungi, bacteria, and other pathogens could reduce the need for pesticides and help ensure more reliable rice harvests around the world.

On the other hand CH4 is produced mostly indirectly, for example, in growing rice crops or in draining out water for peat lands.

A new regional rice breeding hub has also been established in India and operates in close collaboration with ICAR, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and other public and private sector institutions.

Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat and Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh convened a multi-stakeholder effort to refine key elements of the strategy, which includes developing rice varieties with high export value, adopting advanced crop management techniques, and more intensive use of machines and other technologies in rice farming.

«Tobacco was used as the model crop plant in this study because it is easy to work with, but we're working to make the same modifications in rice and other food crops,» said co-senior author Krishna Niyogi, a faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab's Division of Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bioimaging.

China and South Asia, on the other hand, will see the most ozone - related damage to wheat, rice and soybean crops because of the chronically high levels of toxic air pollution.

Sixteen projects have been formed under this agenda, with a focus on upstream research for crop improvement, future intensive rice systems, and others.

Typical examples of widespread genetic variability in conventional crops are rice (Batista and others 2008) and wheat (Baudo and others 2006).

... this new technology to train researchers in remote sensing to capture information, identify improvements for genotypes of rice or other crops, and reduce the cost and time frames of the research processes involved in plant breeding.

CIAT's big data operation has yielded game - changing discoveries for the Colombian rice industry — solutions that can easily be scaled up and broadened to include other crops.