To capitalize on the gains offered by hybrid vigour, plant breeders have developed hybrid-production systems for several crops of high economic value, most notably maize (Zea mays, also known as ...

Understanding combining ability and heterosis among diverse maize germplasm resources is important for breeding hybrid maize (Zea mays L.). Using 28 temperate ... For all the tested traits except ...

It can efficiently estimate and rank soybean yield for plant breeding decisions to select varieties ... Each year, soybean plots were seeded on a field that had bulk maize (Zea mays L.) the previous ...

is the most important staple food crop in Nepal, followed by maize (Zea mays L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum ... Properly managed seedbeds with adequate plant nutrition, optimal seeding densities and ...

Forage conservation techniques are fundamental to increase stocking rate and animal performance, mainly during the dry and cold season. Corn silage has been by far the major conserved forage for dairy ...

But resurrection plants are able to tolerate over 95% water loss. But it's not just the ability to survive drought that is important for these species, says Carlos Messina, a maize scientist at ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens.

These concerns became reality when Botswana and Namibia immediately suspended all imports of maize, sorghum and wheat grain and seed as soon as the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC ...