Despite the controversies generated by those who opposed the genetically modified Pod Borer Resistant cowpea, Bt. Cotton and the Tela maize, farmers who cultivated and consumed the crops in the last ...

The African maize stem borer, Busseola fusca, is one of the most important pests of maize in Africa. Cry1Ab maize was planted commercially in South Africa for 6 years since 1998-1999 before field ...

The use of a strip-till cultivator has halved the number of maize establishment passes and more than doubled work rate at a Hampshire arable farm – all ...

The use of a strip-till cultivator has halved the number of maize establishment passes and more than doubled work rate at a Hampshire arable farm – all while maintaining yields. Father-and-son ...

The maize stem provides structural support to other plant organs and stores carbohydrates and nitrogen (N) that can be remobilized to grain. Yet it remains unknown whether breeding programs have ...

For food crops, Nigeria has released three transgenic crops, namely, Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea, Bt Cotton and TELA maize. Cowpea is one of the most important legume food crops in Sub ...

Tunnel-boring machines Dorothy and Betty have smashed through solid rock at Clyde on the Metro West line, with more than 80 per cent of the tunnels for the project now completed. The machines have ...

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The Kenyan government has asked the Kenya Seed Company (KSC) to review maize seed prices ahead of the long rains season. Kenya Seed Company reduced maize seed prices effective Feb 25. Photo: Kenya ...

In the new prices, 1kg will now be sold at Sh210 while a 2kg will be Sh420. A 10kg will retail at Sh2, 100 as 25kg goes for Sh5,250.