Microscopic pores on the surface of leaves called stomata help plants "breathe" by controlling how much water they lose due ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — According to a new study, colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. This asteroid impact caused a global mass extinction but also ...

demonstrated the capability of a recurrent neural network -- a model that teaches computers to process data using long short-term memory -- to predict maize yield from several remote sensing ...

Host plant resistance is important to maintain because if pests become resistant to Bt toxins it will be needed as a backup method of pest control. Finally, Bt maize should be especially ...

While we wouldn’t want to document a computer motherboard with ASCII schematics, it’s great for a quick-and-dirty circuit diagrams. Not exactly schematics, but [Duckman] has some Arduino ...

McClintock’s maize breeding experiments provided the first detailed descriptions of transposable elements. What exactly are these “jumping genes,” and why are they so important? As ...

There is a debate going on X on whether we should be eating maize meal porridge or not. The debate was sparked by @Qokani after making a statement that we should be consuming this classic African ...

But what you might not know is that incorrect plant watering techniques can put plants at risk for disease and even kill them. Whether you want to cultivate pretty outdoor perennials or you just ...

Several well-known brands of maize flour have been taken off supermarket ... aflatoxin exposure include lowering moisture content of plant seeds after harvesting and during storage, and storing ...

Lucknow: The state govt claimed on Thursday that it has set the target of doubling maize production by 2027 ... panel to decide on shifting of carcass plant A state government committee, led ...

Maize is our most important food, long ago the gods made our bodies out of it. We are really good at farming because our calendars are so good. They tell us when to plant our crops, and when to ...

Maize price volatility is greatest in remote markets. Poor road quality and low storage capacity limit those markets’ capacity to draw supplies from urban markets. Enhanced road infrastructure would ...