In many places across the country, farmers plant maize year-in, year out, during the short and long rainy seasons. However, the best practice when farming maize is to rotate with other crops. Crop ...

Maize (corn) is one of the most important staple crops in the world and has been extensively studied. Yet, many aspects of the genetic mechanisms regulating its growth and development remain ...

Grown together, newly examined 'lost crops' could have produced enough seed to feed as many indigenous people as traditionally grown maize, according to new research.

Corn, or maize, is a major crop in the United States, and its derivatives are utilized in practically every facet of our lives. Demand for it grows, even as unpredictable environmental conditions ...

Researchers identified a relationship between crop yield in the maize plant and activity of the RAMOSA3 gene. Better understanding of the mechanics in this relationship could further knowledge of ...

With the onset of climate change and changes in irrigation, adapting food crops to grow in diverse environments could help feed the world. Now University of California, Davis, scientists are leading a ...

Farmers have long known that it's a good idea to rotate crops. A Swiss study now indicates that wheat yields are boosted when those crops are planted in fields previously used to grow maize, which ...

Maize is wonderful crop to grow for biogas. But imagine an alternative that is cheaper to grow, is a perennial (so doesn’t need drilling each spring) and provides valuable food and habitat for ...

The condition of French grain maize declined in the week to Sept. 6, with 89% of crops rated good or excellent against 91% the previous week, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday.

Most French grain maize crops remained in good condition last week as farmers prepared to harvest this year's crop, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday. [nL8N2QJ1CC] ...