The kernels danced the full length of the Roy G. Biv scheme. They swung wide of the simple like dazzling gemstones whose hues ...

Plants grow deep, hidden root systems that may store more carbon than previously thought - offering a new tool to fight ...

Achieving maximum corn yield potential is dependent on the root system’s success. Root development in corn occurs in two phases. The first phase is the development of the seminal or seed root system.

Corn needs heat. To get enough, you can grow it in an outdoor greenhouse. Or rig something up. On my daily walk I see a terrific system ... Get as much of the root as possible.

The grazing activity stimulates the emergence of new tillers and improves root density in the soil (DIAS ... Carryover of N-fertilization from corn to pasture in an integrated crop-livestock system.

but the corn root system is, Ferrie says. If you chiseled the corn stalks last fall, the carbon penalty will be much higher than it would be in a no-till corn on corn cornfield. “You chiseled ...

P74691PCE is a high-yielding grain corn hybrid featuring the PowerCore Enlist trait, which combines PowerCore’s three modes of action against above-ground insect pests with the flexibility of the ...

It’s beginning to look a lot like spring across much of the Midwest, and that’s not necessarily good news for fields going into corn and soybeans. Fields would fare better if more freezing and ...

A researcher says there is a lot to learn about the roots of corn plants ... we think a vertical root is more prone to be resilient to stress than a horizontal root system.” Schwartz says in one ...

“Corn hybrids and soybean varieties have been bred for yield and you can’t do that and not develop a highly competent root system,” said Nafziger during a presentation at the Farm Assets ...

Its root system is incredibly stable ... Knowing the genetic trait of Jimmy Red corn, Ward said, scientists can now breed that genetic code into other commercially grown corn varieties that ...