New R tool uses machine learning to identify Mexican native maize complexes
An open-source R package called imanr uses Boosted Ensemble machine learning to automatically classify Mexican native maize racial complexes, achieving ...
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Bayesian model maps climate shocks on Nepal’s Terai cereal yields
A 36-year Bayesian Vector Autoregression analysis of Nepal's Terai region reveals crop-specific climate sensitivities, with wheat most vulnerable to wind ...
Maize STEM BENDING1 gene reveals how stems stay upright through cell wall and auxin control
A dominant maize mutant called Stb1 bends its stems and curls its leaves, and genetic mapping plus transcriptome and biochemical ...
Mold-Contaminated Grain Silently Threatens Eritrean Farmers and Consumers
In the highlands and semi-arid lowlands of Eritrea, small-scale farmers grow maize and groundnuts that anchor local diets and household ...
Legacy Phosphorus in Soil Could Feed Maize for Over a Decade Without Fertilizer
In the maize fields of the North China Plain, a quiet surplus has been building for years. Farmers applying phosphorus ...
Native Genes Deliver Dual Insect Resistance in Tropical Maize Hybrids
Breeders have produced the first maize hybrids combining resistance to both the stem borer and the maize weevil, with yield ...
Eucalyptus hedgerows test maize yields in Ethiopia
A three-year field experiment in Ethiopia's Kaffa Zone shows that maize intercropped with Eucalyptus camaldulensis hedgerows can maintain yields, while ...
Rodents Steal a Quarter of Cereal Harvests on Ethiopian Smallholdings, Farmers Report
A survey of 384 smallholder farmers in East Gojjam, Ethiopia, finds rodents cause average annual crop losses of 231.7 kilograms ...
Targeted Maps Reveal How Africa Can Shield Its Maize From a Billion-Dollar Parasitic Weed
A new spatial modeling study estimates that parasitic Striga weeds cost African maize farmers about US$1.04 billion annually and shows ...
Fermented Milling Waste Turns Grain By-Products Into a Soil-Boosting Biofertilizer
Czech researchers show that bacterial fermentation of grain milling waste dramatically increases nutrient availability, outperforming compost and vermicompost as a ...
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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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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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