DURING the course of a comparative study of several members of the Leguminosæ, I found an interesting type of endosperm formation in Cassia tora Linn. (family Cæsalpiniaceæ), a common roadside ...

1 National Key Laboratory of Wheat Breeding, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China 2 Institute of Crops Research, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, ...

Gene silencing is a negative feedback mechanism that regulates gene expression to define cell fate and also regulates metabolism and gene expression throughout the life of an organism. In plants, gene ...

AGRICULTURE Minister Hussein Bashe has said maize production has increased in the country, with the first time Tanzania has managed to produce 11.7 million tonnes that led to the third producer of ...

The early months of 2025 are set to bring financial challenges for South African consumers as forecasts indicate a significant rise in the prices of white maize, a staple food, coupled with an ...

Cereal is a breakfast staple, so what is the healthiest breakfast cereal you can buy? Dietitians reveal what to look for when ...

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has overtaken Nigeria to become Africa’s second-largest maize producer, with an output of 11.7 million tonnes in the 2023/24 season, according to data from the Ministry of ...

Barley is a cereal grain, in the same botanical family (Poaceae) as wheat, maize, rice, oats, rye, and sorghum. A cool-season crop that matures relatively quickly, barley grows best in climates ...

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