Root microbiomes contain microbes that help plants survive times of stress and may potentially improve crop yields in ...

After over five years of research, the Agriculture Research and Development Centre in Wengkhar has successfully produced ...

Tiny organisms such as bacteria and fungi help to promote the health and function of plant roots. It is commonly assumed that the composition of these microbes is dependent on the properties of the ...

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. plans to build a new $80-million plastics plant in Maize that will create 50 new full-time jobs. The site (rendering above) totals 80 acres between 119th and 153rd ...

“There was this…observation that maize accumulates less arsenic compared than other plant species,” said Klaus Schläppi, a plant biologist at the University of Basel.“The question was why.” Four years ...

Maize plants might also survive after a drought, he says, "but when they rehydrate, they don't go back to the same leaf architecture they had before, and the flow of CO2 and water is all messed up".

As maize plants grow, their roots release chemicals known as benzoxazinoids. Deposited into the soil, these chemicals in turn affect what types of beneficial bacteria and fungi thrive there.

Plants produce an astonishing variety of chemical substances. Most of these metabolites are involved in chemical ...

Cytokinins are a class of plant hormones that play a crucial role in regulating various aspects of plant growth and development, including cell division, shoot and root development, and leaf ...

A rendering of the plastics plant planned by the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., an $80 million project in Maize that will create 50 full-time jobs.

Short season maize varieties in Kenya are revolutionising agriculture. They offer a lifeline to farmers battling unpredictable weather. These fast-growing, drought-resistant varieties are designed ...