Inoculation with A. brasilense promoted greater development of maize plants, as evidenced by increased volume, root length, and leaf area. Although maize plants showed better initial development ...

York Maze, which covers an area the size of eight Wembley football pitches has chosen to celebrate 30th anniversary of Toy ...

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 ...

"The shift in cultivation pattern may further push the country to be dependent on foreign supply of grains."Farmers across many parts of Kaduna State are increasingly abandoning staple food crops for ...

Avocado remains from El Gigante illustrate how ancient farmers domesticated crops to adapt to changing environments. The ...

Maize (Zea mays) is a critical crop for global food security and economic stability. However, it is highly vulnerable to various diseases such as northern leaf blight, common rust, and maize lethal ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

ECB feeds on the aboveground parts of the maize plants and uses OS or saliva to modulate the plant defense responses. It was suggested that the indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) present in the OS of ECB may ...

India Business News: Indian farmers are increasingly switching to maize cultivation due to better market prices driven by ethanol production, raising concerns about India' ...