but the corn root system is, Ferrie says. If you chiseled the corn stalks last fall, the carbon penalty will be much higher than it would be in a no-till corn on corn cornfield. “You chiseled ...

A study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers fresh insights into ...

RNAi works in CRW as it feeds on corn roots by turning off functions the pest needs for development. Companies including Bayer Crop Science and Corteva Agriscience introduced RNAi in corn hybrids ...

Representative corn root anatomy image, obtained using laser ablation tomography, showing air space formation in living tissue. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of ...

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

Researchers have developed an app that will help farmers reduce the risk of over- or under-watering their sweet corn crops.