Like most plants, corn growth progresses through three main phases: germination, vegetative, and reproductive stages. During germination, seeds break dormancy when soil temperatures exceed 50°F. They ...

The corn plant (Dracaena fragrans) is a tropical African evergreen tree. They grow fairly slowly, from thick canes or stems ...

Semira Mancill and Ronnie Schnell are passionate agriculturalists who live their love for agriculture beyond their nine-to-five jobs.

Transitioning for growth mode to a new stage of retirement ... we knew we had to get the corn genome mapped — to tap into the potential of what corn could be.” Seeing the opportunity to ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean’s relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day ...

When I was young, I asked my father why he didn’t grow sweet corn in his garden. He answered that you need a big garden to grow corn. Later, when I had my own vegetable garden, I proved growing ...

A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...

7 editorial against ethanol. Corn ethanol is not perfect; it is a first-generation biofuel. With corn ethanol, the United States is establishing a market and distribution system for ethanol as a ...

Following the Indians' lead, why not grow corn, beans and squash this spring? This combination of vegetable crops works great because the corn grows tall and sturdy, providing the pole beans ...