Slow-Release Fertilizer Unlocks Bigger Maize Yields on China’s Salt-Damaged Farmland
A two-year field trial in Ningxia shows that replacing half of conventional urea with polymer-coated controlled-release fertilizer raises maize yields ...
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Maize Genetics Map Reveals How Starch, Protein and Yield Compete in Every Kernel
An integrated genetic analysis of maize has mapped hundreds of QTL hotspots and candidate genes linking starch content, protein quality ...
Cadmium in Canal Water Raises Concerns for Peshawar’s Maize Fields
A new study of three irrigated sites in Peshawar, Pakistan finds that cadmium in canal irrigation water exceeds WHO limits ...
Pest Control Saved China Nearly 198 Million Tons of Grain in 2024
A nationwide Chinese evaluation found that controlling diseases, insect pests, and weeds contributed 30.56 percent of wheat, rice, and maize ...
Cell-by-cell maps reveal hidden complexity of genomic imprinting in maize
A new study combining spatial transcriptomics and single-nucleus RNA sequencing shows that genomic imprinting in maize endosperm is far more ...
Electron Beam Mutagenesis Unlocks New Yield Potential in Field Corn
Indian researchers used high energy pulse electron beam irradiation to create genetically diverse maize mutants with improved cob and kernel ...
Compact Maize Lines for High-Density Farming Pinpointed by Combined Statistical and Genetic Screening
Indian researchers combined BLUP statistics, SSR markers and the MGIDI index to identify doubled haploid maize lines with the compact, ...
Maize Meristem Genes Offer New Clues to the Molecular Roots of Hybrid Yield
New research links the expression levels of four maize floral meristem genes to kernel row number and the heterosis that ...
Highland Maize Hybrids Show Big Yield Gains Across Ethiopian Test Sites
A new evaluation of 48 single-cross maize hybrids across two Ethiopian highland locations identifies high-yielding, stable genotypes with yield advantages ...
Institutions, Not Just Genes, Explain the Maize Yield Gap Between China and the U.S.
A new review argues that the roughly twofold maize yield gap between China and the United States stems from structural ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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