Recent research has revealed that a family of proteins called COI1, previously associated with defense mechanisms in other plant species like Arabidopsis and rice, primarily regulates growth in maize ...

Soil salinization represents one of the primary abiotic stresses threatening global agricultural sustainability, impacting approximately 77 million hectares of arable land. Climate change, ...

(a) Phenotypes of eight highly salt-tolerant EF on PDA plates with different salt concentrations. (b) Growth diameter of eight EF strains shown in (a) within 7 d. This research provides key insights ...

French farmers had gathered 51% of this year's grain maize crop by Sept. 26, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday, as growers pursued an earlier than usual harvest expected to yield the smallest ...

With maize crops across the country entering the most critical growth stage that demands fertiliser application, Malawi is staring at a looming food security disaster as only 384 211 out of 1.1 ...