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

Maize (corn) is one of the most important staple crops in the world and has been extensively studied. Yet, many aspects of the genetic mechanisms regulating its growth and development remain ...

Plant scientists demonstrate new means of boosting maize yields Date: February 3, 2013 Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summary: Plant geneticists have successfully demonstrated what it ...

Maize plants store defense compounds known as benzoxazinoids in their roots in a non-toxic form. If herbivores attack the plants, these molecules rapidly break down into compounds that are toxic ...

Maize is grown from sea level to 13,000 feet, from southern Finland to the equator, on multiple continents, and in a broad range of environments. Maize has already shown that it is highly adaptable, ...

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

While pursuing her doctorate at West Virginia University, Hostetler, who was investigating the whole plant response to abiotic stress in sorghum, attended an international maize genetics conference ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new plant will open in Hammond Wednesday as part of a $44 million renovation and construction program by American Maize-Products Co. The $5 million, 15,000-square-foot plant at the company`s 87 ...

“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 ...