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By wrapping the wooden dowel in paper and then pressing it into the base, your favorite gardener can make a suitable, 1.75-inch seed vessel. Once the baby sprouts are ready to transplant ...

Brown rice is a whole grain while white rice has had some parts of the grain removed. Each type provides a slightly different amount of nutrients. Rice is a versatile grain consumed by people ...

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will distribute drought-tolerant and submergence-tolerant rice varieties to ...

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Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that the way DNA is packaged in cells can directly impact how fast DNA itself is copied during cell division. They discovered that DNA packaging sends ...

The best rice cookers stand out for their ability to consistently produce perfectly cooked, fluffy grains with minimal effort from the user—in fact, premium models even include settings for ...

Plant breeders, aiming to develop resilient and high-quality crops, often cross plants from different species to transfer desirable traits. However, they frequently encounter a major obstacle: hybrid ...