The cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) offers an ecologically advantageous alternative to silage maize for bioenergy production ...

Dual emission carbon dots strengthen maize photosynthesis and stress tolerance by converting light more efficiently and ...

Maize's evolution, global importance, and newfound plant communication discovery offer insights into sustainable agriculture ...

A farmer, who started growing white maize after struggling to find the staple crop he had eaten growing up, was visited by ...

Gene editing is precise enough to address a variety of needs. Researchers harness gene-editing to revolutionize how we grow food: 'We think that is a technology that can work' first appeared on The ...

Plant scientists discovered hidden stem cell regulators tied to growth and crop size. Their breakthrough could transform how we grow food, fuel, and resilient harvests.

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cracked open the secrets of plant stem cells, mapping key genetic regulators in maize and Arabidopsis. By using single-cell RNA sequencing, they ...

When David Mwanaka moved to the UK from Zimbabwe more than 20 years ago, he couldn’t find white maize, a staple crop he had eaten growing up. So he started growing it in addition to other traditional ...

A farmer, who started growing white maize after struggling to find the staple crop he had eaten growing up, was visited by ...