An integrated genetic mapping study in a 530-line multi-parent maize population has prioritized four candidate genes controlling kernel number per row, a key component of yield.

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NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers have just begun harvesting another huge corn crop, following last year’s bumper harvest. But that apparent abundance in the top corn exporter ...

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Curt Bennink grew up on a corn, soybean, cow-calf, and hog farrowing farm northeast of Larrabee, Iowa. He earned an Engineering Operations degree from Iowa State University before joining the ...

ANKENY, Iowa (DTN) -- Reports of corn ear mold, ear rot and kernel sprouting are mounting across the Corn Belt and Southern Plains as wet and hot conditions take a toll on maturing crops. Farmers and ...

BELLE UNION, Ind. — Multiple Hendricks County units responded to save someone in Belle Union after the person was engulfed by corn inside of a grain bin. According to a Facebook post by Plainfield ...