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.

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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