News articles tagged with 'maize'
Maize research reduces poverty in west and central Africa
— 29 Oct 2009 09:13 | EnvironmentAn analysis of three and half decades of maize research in African farming communities finds big benefits. A multi-country study, in Agricultural Economics, reports the significant... — full story
Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest
— 4 Aug 2009 10:48 | EnvironmentA longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, together with contributions... — full story
Researchers find the earliest evidence of domesticated maize
— 24 Mar 2009 16:26 | BiologyMaize was domesticated from its wild ancestor more than 8700 years according to biological evidence uncovered by researchers in the Mexico's Central Balsas River Valley. This is the... — full story
Connectivity illuminates risk of spread of crop pests, diseases
— 2 Feb 2009 08:32 | EnvironmentThe United States is one of the most important crop production areas in the world, so its vulnerability to crop pests is a vital concern. Ten such pests are estimated to enter the country... — full story
Researchers find an essential gene for forming ears of corn
— 8 Oct 2008 05:02 | BiologyCold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) professor David Jackson, Ph.D., and a team of plant geneticists have identified a gene essential in controlling development of the maize plant,... — full story
Tracking a crop disease could save millions of lives
— 23 Aug 2008 13:35 | BiologyScientists have discovered why one of the world's most important agricultural diseases emerged, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of General Virology.... — full story
A green solution to biofuel production
— 7 Jul 2008 15:10 | EnvironmentWith the current drive towards production of alternative fuels from plant material, enzymes which can break down this material into useable compounds are required in industrial quantities... — full story
An impossible coexistence: Transgenic and organic agriculture
— 2 Jul 2008 12:39 | EnvironmentThe study was carried out by researcher Rosa Binimelis of the UAB Institute of Environmental Science and Technology. Binimelis is working on the European project ALARM (Assessing Large... — full story
Sequencing of ancient corn landraces to ensure genetic diversity and resources
— 29 Jun 2008 16:56 | BiologyMaize was first domesticated in the highlands of Mexico about 10,000 years ago and is now one of the most important crop plants in the world. It is a member of the grass family, which... — full story
RAMOSA gene network influences grain architecture and yield in maize
— 29 Jun 2008 16:49 | BiologyThe closest wild relative of maize, teosinte, does not look very promising as food. The ear is tiny compared to the domesticated one, and the grains are surrounded by hard fruitcases... — full story