An international study headed by the University of Bonn has now demonstrated the important role of the plant root system in maize, a crop that can grow successfully in very different local conditions.

The mesocotyl, a crucial organ for cereal crops, plays a key role in seedling establishment by pushing buds out of the soil during germination. In arid/semiarid or cold regions, mesocotyl length is a ...

The ability of crops to withstand heat is critical to our food system's resilience to climate change. A study published in the open access journal PLOS Genetics by Aaron Kusmec at Iowa State ...

The drier the region, the fewer seminal roots the maize varieties cultivated there had on average (black figure; the pie chart shows the proportion of varieties with up to one seminal root in yellow, ...

Maize (corn) is a major dietary staple in Maya communities past and present because of its reliability, potential for surplus ...

Maize is a staple food all over the world. In the United States, where it’s better known as corn, nearly 90 million acres were planted in 2018, earning $47.2 billion in crop cash receipts. But, under ...