Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has announced an outbreak of Downy Mildew Disease (DMD) that ...

Increasing planting density has had a key role in boosting yields of maize (corn). However, optimal plant architecture is a prerequisite for adapting maize to dense planting. In general, more-upright ...

Plant stem cells are crucial for the world's food supply, animal feed, and fuel production. They lay the foundation for how plants grow. Yet, much about these mysterious building blocks remains ...

The demand for UK maize rise is rising, and so too is the demand for multi-use varieties which offer flexible market ...

In 1716, Cotton Mather described maize which Americans call corn and pumpkins which are also known as squash as hybrid plants. On longer evolutionary time scales, hybridisation can lead to local ...

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Maize is a staple crop and a cornerstone of livelihoods. Therefore, understanding the rhythm of the seasons is paramount. The difference between a bountiful harvest and a devastating loss often comes ...

Production of transgenic maize (Zea mays L.) callus, plants, and progeny from microprojectile bombardment of 2-5-d cultured Hi-II immature embryos is described. Histological evidence indicates that ...

Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have identified a gene that appears to have been a critical trait in allowing the earliest plant breeders 7,000 years ago to transform teosinte, a ...

In just about every corner of the globe, maize is an essential crop. Americans, who call it corn, dedicate more than 90 million acres to it — roughly the same size as the entire state of Montana. But ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The uptake, distribution and translocation of manganese in maize and barley plants grown on a deficient soil with high pH were studied. All ...