Prominent horticulture farmer and conservation expert Morgan Saisai has strongly criticised modern monoculture farming.He said it severely degrades the soil and reduces crop yields.Saisai, who hails ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or ...

By Michael Foli Jackidy Adaklu-Waya (V/R), Jan 21, GNA — The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research–Crops Research ...

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles imagery has become an established practice in high-throughput phenotyping for predicting the yield potential of maize (Zea mays L.), although applying these ...

Enhancing the rate of genetic gain in plant breeding program is critical to address global food security in the face of climate change and a growing population. Rapid cycling genomic selection offers ...

Introduction: Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), as the rate-limiting enzyme in plant phenylpropanoid metabolism, catalyzes the conversion of L-phenylalanine to trans-cinnamic acid and plays a pivotal ...

ABSTRACT: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies (CSATs) offer promising solutions to improve climate resilience and productivity among smallholder farmers. From 2022 to 2024, a study was conducted in ...

Sorghum plants from the Sorghum Association Panel growing in an Iowa State University research field near Ames in 2021. Photo by Jianming Yu/Iowa State University. A team led by an Iowa State ...

The Genetic Innovation Initiative on Accelerated Breeding (ABI) of The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has been supporting the costing of breeding operations for the ...