The wealth of information in these reports should accelerate breeding projects aimed at generating superior varieties of corn and other crops. Over 1 billion people eat maize or meat from maize ...

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have developed a gene-editing technique to reduce corn plant height, enabling the creation of compact, high-density varieties resistant to lodging, ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...

By reducing the cost of breeding, the firm hopes to improve yields and other properties for an array of important crops ...

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial ...

Bilinear hybrid rice, hybrid corn breeding, and multi-crop planting technologies featuring intensive cultivation have reached or approached the world’s advanced level. In addition, an important ...

Days later, Reuters reported that the agriculture ministry would accelerate breeding for new soybean and corn varieties and prioritize improving yields in five key crops: corn, rice, wheat ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn ...

TO boost the soybean and corn industry in Isabela province, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) and the DA Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) have forged a partnership ...

The heart of this company is in corn genetics and corn breeding. It’s one of the largest markets in the world, and it’s a great opportunity space we are well-positioned in going forward.