While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is ...

MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...

It suggested policy reforms to discourage overproduction of cereals while boosting output of pulses and edible oils ...

Thus, annual, biennial and perennial plants all can be grown as annual crops. A good example of a biennial plant grown as an annual crop is the carrot. Because a carrot is harvested for its root ...

Russian farmers, the world's most prolific wheat producers, are pivoting away from the crop to more profitable ones after a year of significant losses due to extreme weather events. According to a ...

Encouraged by favorable weather conditions and a good monsoon, the production of key crops such as pulses and onions is estimated to rise in 2024-25 compared to the previous year. Tur production is ...

Kharif moong output is estimated to rise by 18%, reaching 1.3 million tonnes compared with 1.1 million tonnes the previous year, according to a ministry statement issued on Friday. Higher sowing ...

China is loading up on soybeans amid US trade war fears. China's soybean imports rose 6.5% in 2024, hedging against potential Trump trade policies. Intensifying US-China trade tensions could hit ...

Tree crops—for example, apple, cherry, olives, nuts, coffee, and cacao—cover more than 183 million hectares worldwide, yet remain largely overlooked in agricultural policies, despite their ...

Crops in the vast sector of agriculture can be broadly divided into two categories: cash crops and food crops. Both play their roles in an agricultural economy; however, both have uniquely ...

Total kharif crop production of the state is seen at 17.6 million tonnes, down 10.4% from 19.6 million tonnes last... India Today Rahul Gandhi finds special mention in AAP's list of dishonest ...

We provide a globally consistent, protocol-based, multimodel climate change assessment for major crops with explicit characterization of uncertainty. Results with multimodel agreement indicate strong ...