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Raindrop Vibrations Speed Rice Germination, MIT Study Finds

The peer-reviewed study suggests seeds sense rain-driven pressure waves to decide when to break dormancy.

MIT Study Finds Rice Seeds Respond to Rain Sounds by Germinating Faster

UN FAO–WMO Report Warns Extreme Heat Is Undermining Global Food Systems

CSIR-NIIST Transfers ‘Designer Rice’ Technology to Tata Consumer for Scale-Up

Texas Team Harvests Chickpeas in Lunar Soil Simulant

Japan’s ‘Smile Ball’ Tearless Onion Enters Wider Sale With 180 Tonnes Expected This Year

Nagaland University Study Identifies Wild Sikkim Banana as Reservoir of Climate-Resilient Traits

University of Queensland Maps Banana Wilt Resistance to Chromosome 5

CSIR–NIIST To License Protein-Rich, Low-GI ‘Designer Rice’ on Feb. 18

Health Experts Urge Households to Discard Green or Heavily Sprouted Potatoes

Monk Fruit Study Maps Bioactive Compounds Across Varieties, Points to Antioxidant Pathways

CRISPR Yields Compact Goldenberry Lines Deemed Ready for Production

Nagaland University’s SAS-KEVÜ Ginger Wins National Approval for Sale in Four States

Death Valley Shrub Thrives in Extreme Heat With Cup-Shaped Chloroplasts

Texas Tech Publishes Rapid In‑Planta Method to Grow Transgenic, Gene‑Edited Shoots in Weeks

Alabama Awards Over $2 Million to HudsonAlpha for Agriculture and Forest Research

Study Identifies 36% Rainfall-Origin Threshold for Farm Drought Risk

Tiny Protein Tag Explains Pollutant Buildup in Pumpkins and Other Gourds

Global Team Publishes Oat Pangenome and Gene Atlas, Mapping Variants Tied to Adaptation

Peru Deposits Native Ají Seeds in Svalbard Vault for the First Time