You can’t construct a strong building on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a great corn crop on a weak root system. From freezing temperatures to voracious underground pests and other threats, ...

You can’t build a farm shop on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a high-yielding corn crop with weak roots. Healthy corn roots enable efficient resource ...

This figure from the paper shows the evolution of root types from teosinte to modern corn over the last 10 000 years, simulated using the modeling program OpenSimRoot, which was developed by ...

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or nearly 278 million metric tons in the 2024-25 growing season alone. But its ...

American farmers face increasing climate volatility. Scientists are developing diverse solutions, integrating genetics, breeding, and engineering to adapt crops.

In a groundbreaking experiment, corn seeds grown in space exhibited unusual growth patterns, with roots growing sideways and ...