Maize

The #ClimateCrisis means that WUE is crucial for #plants.
Zhou et al. report that DSD1/ZmICEb regulates #stomatal #development and drought tolerance in #maize, creating a promising target for #genetic improvement.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13890
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#JIPB #agriculture #botany

#Maize: Past breeding & plant density increased crop #nitrogen uptake, but grain N concentration & N use efficiency (NUE) estimates are still below crop physiological limits; there remains genetic potential to increase #yields & #NUE thru targeted breeding: doi.org/10.1016/j.fc... #plantbreeding

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The current global influence of China's seed sector is limited, mainly affecting South America's #corn seed sector, though ongoing international collaborations suggest long-term potential for greater global influence: doi.org/10.1093/erae... #maize #seeds #plantbreeding #China

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Cereal self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan #Africa increased from 2010-20 (despite a 29% increase in population), due to increased #yields (44%), area expansion (34%) & a shift from #millet to higher yielding #maize (22%)… (1/2) doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #foodsecurity

Prospects for cereal self-suff...

#Climate trends caused current global yields of #wheat, #maize & #barley to be 4-13% lower than they would have been. The losses likely exceeded benefits of CO2 increases, whereas CO2 benefits likely exceeded climate-related losses for soybean & rice: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #yields #foodsecurity

A half-century of climate chan...

1/5 A new art book is ready. I don't know why I craft them nor how to explain what I do. It's an intuitive way of working with colours, textures, mixed media and collage, for seeing, touching, and more. A very #meditative work.

This one was the attempt to find something beautiful in our maize #monocultures that I detest.
Just browse my book here.

NCAA President says he didn’t attend Michigan Football’s COI hearing, gives ruling timeline https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/122445/ #attend #brew #coi #didn #Football #FrontPage #gives #he #hearing #Https://www.maizenbrew.com/2025/6/11/24447595/michiganFootballNews #maize #Michigan #n #NCAA #NCAAFootball #president #ruling #s #says #t #timeline

Check the newly published article ‘Node of origin matters: comparative analysis of soil water limitation effects on nodal root anatomy in maize (Zea mays L.)’ in @AnnBot by Tina Koehler and co-authors (1/8)

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https://www.alojapan.com/1285631/japans-feed-one-to-build-aquafeed-mill/ Japan’s FEED ONE to build aquafeed mill #barley #canola #corn #CornMilling #CornWetMilling #feed #FeedMilling #FLOUR #FlourAdditives #FlourMilling #GrainIndustry #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #maize #news #rapeseed #rice #SORGHUM #SoslandPublishing #soy #Soya #soybeans #wheat #WorldGrain TOKYO, JAPAN — FEED ONE Co. Ltd., a Japanese compound feed production and marketing company, announced plans to spend 13 billion yen ($89.7 million) to buil…

Finland is really cold. Maize goes into the greenhouse!
#gardening #maize

The fall #armyworm (FAW) is a key agricultural #pest native to the Americas that feeds also on #maize. Since 2016, FAW spread across the globe, severely impacting #agriculture and posing a threat to global #foodsecurity. Following its detection in #Europe in 2023… (1/2) doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Migration extent and potential...

#EFSA: Reassessment of herbicide-tolerant #maize does not change the initial assessment that the #GMO maize is as safe as its conventional counterpart & non-GM varieties with respect to potential effects on #health & the environment: doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #foodsafety #biosafety #environment

Assessment of genetically modi...