Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study led by researchers at the University of Göttingen ...

Discover common genetically modified food examples, from corn and soybeans to salmon and papaya. Explore their benefits, ...

While maize remains essential for food security,  sunflower farming is emerging as a game-changer for commercial agriculture ...

Microscopic plant residues found on bedrock metates offer new insights into the diets and cultural practices of ancient Indigenous communities in the American West. The mortar, pestle, and cutting ...

KABWE, ZAMBIA — Bayer AG has opened a €32 million ($34.5 million) maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia, that will supply 6.4 million Sub-Saharan African smallholders with high-yielding maize seeds in ...

(via Up and Atom) Special thanks to Chuankun Zhang, Tian Ooi, Jacob S. Higgins, and Jack F. Doyle from Prof. Jun Ye's lab at JILA/NIST/University of Colorado, as well as Prof. Victor... (via SciShow) ...

Seventy-one University of Kentucky students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 7-9 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

Feathers are complex skin structures, and their evolutionary beginnings are still a subject of scientific debate. Scientific ...

The Volta Africa American Chamber (VAAC) and the Volta Development Forum (VDF) have outlined an ambitious vision to make the Volta Region the number one maize producer in Ghana ... and investors to ...

This study summarizes the current research status of the impacts of crop domestication and improvement on root characteristics and the structure and function of related microbial communities, deeply ...

The maize stem provides structural support to other plant organs and stores carbohydrates and nitrogen (N) that can be remobilized to grain. Yet it remains unknown whether breeding programs have ...

As per the recent teases, Richard Hammond went live on social media at the company's Pickersleigh Road factory to present the new Morgan Supersport flagship model. Looking at its retro-modern ...