Last year, agricultural scientist Jason Karl grew a strain of maize, Chiapas 234, to be 45 feet (13.7 meters) tall. He got it to attain that height by tweaking a gene called Leafy1 and adjusting the ...

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A close-up of the stem of a maize seedling. In the center, the shoot apical meristem houses the stem cells that ultimately give rise to all the leaves, stems, branches and flowers of the plant.

South African farmers are projected to have an 8% increase in maize production for the 2024/2025 season, with the total ...

Former Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Susan Nakhumicha has proudly shared photos of her maize harvest in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia ...