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, ...
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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 ...
Genomics Reveals the Hidden Blueprint for Supercharging Tropical Maize Hybrids
Researchers at IITA used more than 2,000 genome-wide SNP markers to redraw the heterotic groupings of 1,437 tropical maize inbred ...
Vapor Pressure Deficit Emerges as Key Driver of Indiana Maize Yield Swings
A 25-year analysis of Indiana county yields and climate data identifies vapor pressure deficit and extreme heat around flowering as ...
Two Standout Maize Hybrids Emerge From Pakistan’s Multi-Site Stability Trials
A two-year, eight-location trial across Pakistan identified two high-yielding, stable maize hybrids using AMMI and GGE biplot analyses of genotype-by-environment ...
Scientists Engineer Stachyose Production in Maize to Boost Heat Stress Tolerance
Scientists engineered maize to produce stachyose by introducing an Arabidopsis stachyose synthase gene, extending the raffinose family oligosaccharide pathway and ...
Rotten Papaya and Banana Turn Waste Into Powerful Seed Boosters for Maize and Beans
A Tanzanian study shows that cheap water extracts made from market-discarded overripe papaya, banana, pineapple, and lemon significantly boost germination ...
Most Ugandan Maize Farmers Remain Unaware of Grading Standards, Study Finds
A new study of 270 smallholder farmers in northern Uganda finds that only about 40 percent are aware of recommended ...
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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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