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Corn Breeder Looking to Build a Better Bourbon

June 20, 2019

Ongoing research project aims at producing better whiskey through science

Genetic Discovery May Improve Corn Quality, Yields

May 23, 2019

A Rutgers-led study could benefit millions of people who rely on corn for nutrition

Protecting the Field of Dreams

January 29, 2019

Engineers will develop sensors that know when cornfields are getting attacked by insects or weeds

New 'Architecture' Discovered in Corn

January 22, 2019

Louisiana State University scientists' findings may improve biofuel production

Unraveling of 58-Year-Old Corn Gene Mystery May Have Plant-Breeding Implications

January 18, 2019

The mystery involved a spontaneous gene mutation that causes red pigments to show up in various corn plant tissues

From Corn to Flake: Health-Promoting Phenolic Acids Lost during Food Processing

July 10, 2018

For many Americans, highly processed foods are on the menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

A Faba Fix for Corn's Nitrogen Need

April 13, 2018

Faba bean cover crop halves added nitrogen requirement

Forty Years of Data Quantifies Benefits of Bt Corn Adoption across Multiple Crops for the First Time

March 13, 2018

Myriad benefits include 90 percent suppression of pests, severely limited spraying and damage to crops

A Sweet Route to Greater Crop Yields

February 9, 2018

A promising technique that makes maize more productive even in droughts has now been unpacked and looks set to do the same fo...

Biofuel: Corn with a Cover of Grass

April 28, 2017

Researchers are finding a way to lessen the harm and increase the benefits of removing maize stover, which is often used...

Can You Hear the Corn Grow? Yes!

November 29, 2016

The sound corn emits while growing is surprisingly similar to the sound of breaking corn, and one possible reason behind it m...

Researchers Study Sugar Corn as Alternative Fuel Source

September 18, 2015

Corn yielding sucrose is much better for ethanol production than conventional corn yielding starch, researcher says

Researchers' Discovery in Alternative Energy Production may be Breakthrough for Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

April 8, 2015

A team of Virginia Tech researchers discovered a way to create hydrogen fuel using a biological method that greatly reduces t...

Study Casts Doubt on Climate Benefit of Biofuels from Corn Residue

April 22, 2014

Using corn crop residue to make ethanol and other biofuels reduces soil carbon and can generate more greenhouse gases than ga...

Microbial Team Turns Corn Stalks and Leaves into Better Biofuel

August 22, 2013

A fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol, a biofuel that matches ...

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