Corn development and final yields The number of harvestable kernels per ear is an important contributor to the grain-yield potential of a corn plant. Severe plant stress during ear formation may ...

The Minnesota Ag Statistics Field Office released the field crop status report on Sept. 9 which reports that 85 percent of corn was in the dough stage, compared to 94 percent average. Fifty ...

"Corn can uniquely be counted as either a grain and a vegetable ... and is "surprisingly rich in fiber," Thomason adds. One ear of corn offers about 20 grams of carbohydrates, 2.5 grams of ...

which has been conventionally bred, will be grown commercially on up to 40,000 Midwest acres this year. The hybrids feature a native trait that shortens the internodes below the corn ear ...

"An Miao" (meaning seedling protection) is a traditional farming activity of southern Anhui province that has been practiced since the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Every year when Grain in Ear ...

Biotech company Corn Next has released CornNext-17, a corn starch-based material made through a natural fermentation process. It can be used to make biodegradable packaging such as straws ...