The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial ...

Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and ponds.

Officials and farmers are expecting an all-time record production of maize in Rangpur agricultural region after exceeding its fixed farming target by 7.88 percent by last week during this Rabi season.

A new study has lifted the lid on five species of root-lesion nematodes living in maize crops across New Zealand - and suggested the existence of a hitherto-unsuspected cryptic species. The article, ...