Large differences in water-seeking ability found in US corn varieties
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...
Learn the ropes of 'intercropping' — and grow tasty squash, beans and corn | Sally Scalera
Growing multiple plants together is a great way to maximize the number of roots in the soil and the biology that makes up the ...
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Corn Varieties Show Big Water-Seeking Differences
A new study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil. The findings could help the development ...
Science Daily11 天
Large differences in water-seeking ability found in U.S. corn varieties
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn in the U.S., appear to have lost a portion of ...
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Research Paves Way for Drought-Resistant Corn
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn ...
The Daily Illini4 天
UI researchers develop nitrogen-retaining corn breed
In collaboration with professors at the University, researchers are working on a new nitrogen-retaining corn breed.
Phys.org1 个月
Gene-edited soil bacteria could provide third source of nitrogen for corn production
When applied at planting, the bacteria colonize plant roots, delivering ... when summed across all Corn Belt acres." More information: Logan P. Woodward et al, Soil inoculation with nitrogen ...