The drier the region, the fewer seminal roots the maize varieties cultivated there had on average (black figure; the pie chart shows the proportion of varieties with up to one seminal root in yellow, ...

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 study published in Cell uncovers the deep evolutionary roots of flint and dent maize (also commonly known as "corn"), two foundational varieties central to modern maize breeding and cultivation. By ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko spent Friday, 11 October, in his hometown, literally in the presidential fields where the head of state often experiments with certain crops to understand the best course of ...

Shane dives into Mexico's cornucopia with geneticist Sarah Hearne. Shane follows geneticist Sarah Hearne into a vault of over 28,000 species of maize that has weaved itself into the fabric of Mexico's ...

OZARKS, ARKANSAS—According to a statement released by the University of York, researchers have retraced the genetic origins of hardy and cold-resistant types of maize, or corn, in eastern North ...

Maize is the third most widely consumed cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice. In Nigeria, it is a major staple food that is also used for livestock feed, fuel, and raw materials for ...