Across Kenya, the concept of a meal is deeply tied to the presence of staple foods—those central ingredients like maize, rice ...

The coming weeks will see large acreages of land throughout the UK planted out in forage maize, writes Richard Halleron.

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months of drought then regreen within hours.

Three weeks after the government ordered a reduction in maize seed prices ahead of the long rains, farmers across the country continue to face high costs with retail outlets still selling at the old ...

Modern agriculture highly depends on the achievements of crop domestication and improvement. While these activities increase yields, they also reduce ...

The use of a strip-till cultivator has halved the number of maize establishment passes and more than doubled work rate at a ...

This study summarizes the current research status of the impacts of crop domestication and improvement on root ...

Their findings highlight the initiative’s effectiveness in improving access to improved seed varieties, particularly for maize, while also revealing challenges in extending similar benefits to wheat ...

Introduction: The selection and application of nitrogen-efficient maize hybrids have significantly bolstered contemporary food security. Nevertheless, the effects of heightened nitrogen fertilizer ...

SAMPLES have been obtained of seed described as Chinese rape, imported into Europe for oil extraction. The seeds in these commercial samples are either yellow or vinaceous in colour, and the ...