The uptake of hybrid maize seeds among farmers is set to increase considerably by 2030, with Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) releasing more high-performing and ...

Farmers in Traditional Authority Njombwa in Kasungu District have said they are ready to venture into winter cropping after ...

Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana to commercialise Monsanto’s genetically modified drought-tolerant maize seed. The appeal raises a number of alleged irregularities with the decision-making ...

As I write this article, we have just had our first frost in the Waikato, a change in weather signalling that winter is upon us. This will lead to slower pasture growth rates, and with calving only 10 ...

AT least one mid-Western seed company has asserted that 'round-grade' dent corn (maize) seeds withstand more than 'flat-grade' seeds the cold weather after early spring sowings.

Three maize seeds or three pigeonpea seeds were sown per planting hill and thinned to two plants per hill during maize vegetative growth for a planting density of 44,444 plants per hectare in sole ...

I. Correlation analysis of the Zn content in mature maize seeds and ZmYSL2 expression level at 20 DAP. Each haplotype was labeled with different colors as indicated. Source data are available online ...

Save money and indoor space used for starting seeds indoors with winter sowing. This easy technique allows you to start transplants from seeds outdoors without a greenhouse or cold frame. Growing your ...

This work was conducted to evaluate the effect of Fusarium verticillioides on the early stage development of maize seedling/plants, considering different inoculum potentials of this fungus in seeds, ...

What are the key factors influencing yield in winter maize cultivation under ... The key factors evaluated for maize yields encompassed sowing windows, varietal performance, topography, seed treatment ...