Nitrogen rich soils in China’s rice paddies could help farmers grow the same amount of rice with less fertilizer, if we can measure that hidden nitrogen quickly and accurately.

a) One of the experimental fields in Kunshan City, China; (b) and (c) comparing yield and grain weight of conventionally grown rice (CK), rice treated with 30% less fertilizer (RF), and rice treated ...

As the monsoon season starts with ample rainfalls, XAG is actively scaling up the use of its agricultural drones in Vietnam to make rice production more sustainable. Faced with the soaring prices of ...

In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialed here that will reduce methane emissions. So, what’s ...

In paddy field, flood-and-drain cycles produce variations in reduced and oxidized environments, which are appropriate habitats for a wide variety of microorganisms. Nitrogen (N) fertilization drives ...