Perennial Cereals: Are Kernza and Perennial Rice the Future of Food?

Dr. Russell Sharp explores the growing interest in perennial arable crops like Kernza, perennial rice and sorghum, explaining their environmental benefits, current commercial status, and the agronomic challenges they face. The episode also discusses breeding and gene-editing opportunities to improve yield and resilience, and considers how perennial grains might fit into hydroponic and niche high-value markets. https://eutrema.co.uk/ Maqsood Ali Wagan — Sindh Agriculture University Farhan Ali Wagan — Sindh Agriculture University Andrius Grigas — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Dainius Steponavičius — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Indrė Bručienė — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Ričardas Krikštolaitis — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Tomas Krilavičius — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Aušra Steponavičienė — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Dainius Savickas — Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Alejandro Perdomo López — Reaseheath College / University Centre Adrienn S. — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences S. Upreti — ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute Monica Dutta — Indian Institute of Information Technology Deepali Gupta — Indian Institute of Information Technology Sumegh Tharewal — Indian Institute of Information Technology Deepam Goyal — Indian Institute of Information Technology Jasminder Kaur Sandhu — Indian Institute of Information Technology Manjit Kaur — Indian Institute of Information Technology Ahmad Ali Alzubi — Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Jazem Mutared Alanazi — Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University Sreehitha Padala — St. Francis College for Women Saniya Vaishnav — St. Francis College for Women Revathi Saravanan — St. Francis College for Women Basanti Chintapalli — St. Francis College for Women Sandeep Indurthi — Assam Agricultural University Ira Sarma — Assam Agricultural University Chereddy Maheswarareddy — Assam Agricultural University M. R. Islam — Bangladesh Agricultural University M. A. Rahman — Bangladesh Agricultural University S. K. Paul — Bangladesh Agricultural University A. K. Singh — ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute R. K. Yadav — ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute P. K. Singh — ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute J. L. Minhas — ICAR–Central Soil Salinity Research Institute V. P. Singh — ICAR–Central Soil Salinity Research Institute H. R. Sharma — Punjab Agricultural University S. S. Dhillon — Punjab Agricultural University M. A. Al-Khatib — King Saud University A. A. Al-Harbi — King Saud University N. H. Batool — University of Agriculture Faisalabad M. A. Nawaz — University of Agriculture Faisalabad Y. S. Kim — Seoul National University J. H. Lee — Seoul National University T. Matsuo — University of Tokyo K. Yamamoto — University of Tokyo P. J. Botha — University of Pretoria M. J. van der Merwe — University of Pretoria R. N. Singh — Banaras Hindu University S. K. Verma — Banaras Hindu University Alice Withrow — Purdue University