While corn is a grass with a fibrous-type root system, some companies are digging deeper to learn more about roots. Generally speaking, those companies classify roots into three types: Fibrous ...

The study found that farmers in some parts of the Midwest were planting ... when the larvae feed on developing corn roots. Bt corn designed to combat rootworm imbues the plant with proteins ...

Representative corn root anatomy image, obtained using laser ablation tomography, showing air space formation in living tissue. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

RNAi works in CRW as it feeds on corn roots by turning off functions the pest needs for development. Companies including Bayer Crop Science and Corteva Agriscience introduced RNAi in corn hybrids ...