ST. LUCIA, Australia, March 17 (UPI) -- An Australian-led study has found corn yield increases during the past 80 years in the U.S. corn belt are mostly due to the crop's changing root structure. The ...
A new discovery, reported in a global study that encompassed more than a decade of research, could lead to the breeding of corn crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions and ...
Trait results in roots better able to capture more water and nutrients from soil, need less fertilizer, and withstand drought UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new discovery, reported in a global study that ...