Agro-Biotech News

Researchers from China's Shaanxi Normal University led by Dr. Xianfeng Liu have published a new study highlighting a decline in rice quality in East Asia, particularly China and Japan, brought about by changing temperatures. Dr. Xianfeng Liu and colleagues used data collected over 35 years to explore the patterns in rice quality from Japan and China based on head rice rate (HRR). HRR is a portion of milled rice kernels that retain 75% of their length after milling, during which the husk and bran are removed.