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After more than 9,000 years in cultivation, annual paddy rice is now available as a long-lived perennial. The advancement means farmers can plant just once and reap as many as
Rice is arguably the world's most important staple crop. About half of the global population depends on it for sustenance. But, like other staples such as wheat and corn, rice is cultivated annually. That means replanting the fields year after year, at huge cost to both the farmers and the land. For years, scientists have been tinkering with rice strains to create a perennial variety – one that would regrow after harvest without the need to be resown. Today, Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber takes a look at one promising perennial rice effort. It's one of a series of intervie...
Researchers have successfully demonstrated precision gene editing in miscanthus, a promising crop for sustainable bioenergy.
These plants that grow back year after year show promise, but they are not a silver bullet
Miscanthus is a promising perennial crop for bioenergy production since it is able to produce high yields with small environmental footprint.