Researchers have discovered the basis for what makes corn kernels hard, a quality that allows corn to be easily harvested, stored and transported. The findings could lead to better hybrids and ...

An abnormal build up of carbohydrates—sugars and starches—in the kernels and leaves of a mutant line of corn can be traced to one misregulated gene, and that discovery offers clues about how the plant ...

Grace Breeding (TASE: GRAC), a forward-thinking AgClimateTech company developing biological-based agriculture products, unveils the latest results from its ongoing field study conducted, in ...

NESS ZIONA, Israel & GENESEO, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRGene (TASE: NRGN), a leading genomics AI company, and Wyffels Hybrids, a U.S. Farm Family owned seed corn company, are pleased to announce the ...

For the past two decades, promises of crop improvement have been the domain of genetically modified plants: mostly, crops supplemented with bacterial genes to resist pests or weedkillers like Roundup.

Southern California is home to a tremendous number of immigrants, and many come from places where gardening is a given: you grow as much as you can, because why wouldn’t you? For those from Mexico, ...

In collaboration with professors at the University, researchers are working on a new breed of corn that reduces nitrogen loss. Connor Sible, research assistant professor in ACES, discussed his team’s ...

Researchers wanted to know whether the last 100 years of selecting for corn that is acclimated to particular locations has changed its ability to adapt to new or stressful environments. By measuring ...

Researchers report some corn plants are genetically predisposed to develop longer, less constricted water-conducting tissues ...

URBANA, Ill. - Corn didn't start out as the powerhouse crop it is today. No, for most of the thousands of years it was undergoing domestication and improvement, corn grew humbly within the limits of ...

With approximately 80 percent of our nation's water supply going towards agriculture, it's fair to say it takes a lot of water to grow crops. In a climate with less predictable rainfall patterns and ...