A research team has discovered a previously unknown type of peptide that guides pollen tubes to ovules in Arabidopsis ...

The concept of “Pride” has been redefined through the LGBTQ+ movement. Once associated with shame and stigma, it has become a ...

A recent study by Dr. James Watson and his colleagues examined changes in projectile points, mortuary practices, and ...

There is no consistent labour for the push for agriculture in the rural economy. Most of the youth (the people as a source of labour) are heading to urban centres with the great attractor being ...

The maize mutant identified in a double-cross hybrid by Taschetto and Pagliarini (1993) was totally male sterile and its discovery led the breeders to remove it from the breeding program. In the last ...

Maize is wonderful crop to grow for biogas. But imagine an alternative that is cheaper to grow, ... (AD) plant at Grange Farm near Grantham which needs to be fed 10t of maize silage a day.

Lead is the most prevalent heavy metal contaminant in the environment and causes poisoning that not only limits plant growth but also creates health problems for animals and human beings. High Pb ...

This indicates that COI2 proteins play a crucial role in male reproduction and pollen ... growth, and photosynthetic efficiency in maize. The Plant Cell, 2024; 36 (9): 3237 DOI: 10.1093 ...

A new maize maze and pick-your-own flower field has launched at a barn in Norfolk. The family-friendly summer activities will run until the end of the month at The Little Barn in East Winch, near ...

Being self-pollinating plants – their flowers contain both the male and female reproductive organs – these crops aren’t amenable to hybridisation. This is as against maize, whose cross-pollinating ...