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Sweet Corn Growers, Processors Could Dramatically Increase Yield, Profit

October 9, 2019

Recent research shows that certain hybrids are naturally density tolerant, and their performance improves when planted a...

Study Finds Rising Ozone a Hidden Threat to Corn

October 1, 2019

New study finds that some members of the corn family tree are more susceptible than others to yield losses under high oz...

Eight Species of Fungus Cause Corn Root Rot

August 30, 2019

This is the first time South Dakota researchers have identified the pathogens causing root rot of corn in the state

Purple Corn Offers Benefits Inside and Out

August 2, 2019

While developing new types of purple corn, researchers found some with elevated levels of a naturally occurring chemical that...

Yield-Boosting Stay-Green Gene Identified from 118-Year-Old Experiment in Corn

July 12, 2019

When the gene is turned off, field-grown elite hybrids yield 4.6 bushels more per acre on average than standard plants

New NIST Reference Material Aims to Improve Food Safety in Corn Products

June 21, 2019

New product can be used by lab scientists who need a reliable way to measure corn for poisonous compounds that are produced b...

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...

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