Despite advances in irrigation and seed tech, India’s crop production remains tied to monsoon rainfall — especially during ...

Despite the controversies generated by those who opposed the genetically modified Pod Borer Resistant cowpea, Bt. Cotton and the Tela maize, farmers who cultivated and consumed the crops in the last ...

Across Kenya, the concept of a meal is deeply tied to the presence of staple foods—those central ingredients like maize, rice ...

The coming weeks will see large acreages of land throughout the UK planted out in forage maize, writes Richard Halleron.

Three weeks after the government ordered a reduction in maize seed prices ahead of the long rains, farmers across the country continue to face high costs with retail outlets still selling at the old ...

Farming associations in South Africa celebrate a projected 11% increase in the harvest, as the Crop Estimates Committee reveals promising forecasts for maize, sunflower, and soybean production.

Farmer Simon Manguri picks fall armyworm off his maize crops in Rushinga, Zimbabwe, Feb. 18, 2025. Farai Shawn Matiashe/Thomson Reuters FoundationFarmer Simon Manguri picks fall armyworm off his maize ...

Maize plants deficient in sulphur have a yellow striped pattern on the leaves and yellowing between the ... He points to a trial by Dorset-based Pearce Seeds, which showed an uplift in yield of ...

Their findings highlight the initiative’s effectiveness in improving access to improved seed varieties, particularly for maize, while also revealing challenges in extending similar benefits to wheat ...

Comparatively, soybean seed yield is lower than cereal crops, such as maize, rice, and wheat, and the demand for soybean production does not keep up with the increasing consumption level. Therefore, ...

patterns that have bearings on local adaptation in maize and teosinte at intermediate geographic scales. The authors suggest that convergent evolution has been facilitated by both standing variation ...