Cracking the Corn Code: Scientists Reveal the Genetic Secrets of Domestication
MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...
Frontiers19d
Effect of molybdenum supply on crop performance through rhizosphere soil microbial diversity and metabolite variation
including variations in metabolites and shifts in bacterial community dynamics, under long-term Mo application. By examining the synergistic effects of Mo on nutrient acquisition, rhizosphere ...
richest23d
Bacterial disease on maize detected in 4 provinces – Department
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has issued an alert after a bacterial disease on maize was detected in some provinces. The disease, called Goss’s Wilt ...
Bloomberg L.P.24d
World’s No. 2 Citrus Exporter South Africa Detects Bud Rot
Officials in South Africa, the world’s biggest exporter of citrus after Spain, discovered bud rot in commercial papaya orchards in two provinces and warned farmers to exercise caution when ...
Independent Online24d
Bacterial disease detected on maize in four provinces
Nebraskensis) on maize in four provinces. Goss’s Wilt is a bacterial disease, and there are no recorded fungicides that work against it. It can be managed by planting highly resistant maize ...
Independent Online27d
Consumers face rising white maize and fuel prices in early 2025
The early months of 2025 are set to bring financial challenges for South African consumers as forecasts indicate a significant rise in the prices of white maize, a staple food, coupled with an ...
Newstalk ZB28d
'She had all of her life to live': Parents fight for 'justice' after 15yo dies in crash
A truck driver with methamphetamine and cannabis in his system caused a crash that killed 15-year-old Vaishali McNeill. Donald McGregor was sentenced to 19 months in prison for causing death while ...