[iStockphoto] In 1716, Cotton Mather described maize which Americans call corn and ... resistance to chemicals or improving the nutrient content of the crop. To produce a GMO plant, scientists ...

Maize is an open-pollinated crop, but the large size of pollen grains limits its movement. Nonetheless, some growers, particularly organic growers, demand little or no contamination from GE pollen ...

The higher crop estimates bode well for the broader region, as maize is an important staple food, and South Africa is a leading exporter for several Southern African countries. Van der Linde said ...

She is among the farmers who are now focusing on alternative crops apart from the traditional maize crop. [(PHOTO: HAROLD ODHIAMBO/Standard] Hit by falling maize prices and feeling the effects of ...