Agric4profits

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Zea Mays is the botanical name of maize also known as corn or sweet corn. It is an annual crop that produces white, yellow, or bi-colored seeds or kernels.

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Agric4profits

MAY 23, 2024

Maize/Corn Internodes play a crucial role in the plant's structure and growth. Internodes are the segments of the stem located between the nodes, where leaves a

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Agric4profits

MAY 24, 2024

The Maize/Corn Stigma is a small, sticky structure that protrudes from the tip of the silk, which is part of the female inflorescence, or ear. Its sticky surfac

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Agric4profits

MAY 23, 2024

The Maize/Corn Shoots originates from the seed during germination. As the seed absorbs water, it swells, and the embryonic shoot, called the plumule, begins to

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Agric4profits

MAY 24, 2024

Maize/Corn Anthers are elongated structures that typically measure between 3 to 5 millimeters in length. They are located on the tassel, the male inflorescence of the maize

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Agric4profits

MAY 24, 2024

The Maize/Corn Pedicels is the stalk that attaches each kernel to the cob, playing a vital role in nutrient transport and kernel development. The pedicel of

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Agric4profits

MAY 24, 2024

The Maize/Corn Peduncle is the stalk that supports the ear of corn, emerging from a leaf axil on the main stem. It bears the weight of the developing ear, which

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Agric4profits

MAY 22, 2024

Maize/Corn Leaves are characterized by their elongated shape and parallel venation. They arise alternately along the stem and typically have a sheath that parti

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Agric4profits

MAY 21, 2024

Maize/Corn kernels are the seeds of the maize plant and are rich in carbohydrates, providing a significant source of energy for human consumption, livestock fee

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Agric4profits

MAY 21, 2024

The maize/corn tassel is a critical reproductive structure in the life cycle of the maize plant (Zea mays). Scientifically referred to as the inflorescence, the

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Agric4profits

MAY 21, 2024

The maize/corn ear is a critical reproductive structure in the life cycle of the maize plant (Zea mays). Scientifically referred to as the inflorescence, the ea

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Agric4profits

MAY 22, 2024

The maize/corn cob is a central part of the maize plant, scientifically known as Zea mays, and is crucial in its structure and function. The cob, also known as

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Agric4profits

MAY 24, 2024

The Maize/Corn Styles is a slender, elongated structure that emerges from the ovary, connecting it to the stigma, which is the receptive surface for pollen grai

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 22, 2023

A New Methodological Approach to Detect Microcenters and Regions of Maize Genetic Diversity in Different Areas of Lowland South America. Multiple disciplines identify 4 microcenters of maize diversity in the lowlands of South America. Historical Routes for Diversification of Domesticated Chickpea Inferred from Landrace Genomics.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Maize and precolonial Africa. Maize contributed to slavery. Conventional breeding of Pacific Island staple crops: A paradox. Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research. Conserving the genetic diversity of domesticated species needs to combine history and science. History indeed.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Maize, often called corn, is a tall grass plant that produces large ears containing edible kernels. This versatile crop has been a significant part of human die

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 27, 2023

Diversify markets, production, crops and technology to de-risk agrifood systems. Maize varietal replacement in Eastern and Southern Africa: Bottlenecks, drivers and strategies for improvement. Seed companies need to be more proactive… Why farmers use so many different maize varieties in West Kenya?

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Agric4profits

MAY 23, 2024

The Maize/Corn inflorescence, or ear, develops from the leaf axils, typically midway up the plant. The ear is a highly specialized structure comprising a centra

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Agric4profits

MAY 21, 2024

Maize/corn nodes are essentially thickened regions along the stalk where the leaves emerge. These nodes are readily identifiable as slight bulges on the otherwi

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Agric4profits

MAY 22, 2024

The Maize/Corn Husk, also referred to as the corn husk or corn leaves, is the outer layer that encases the ear of corn. It consists of several layers of fibrous

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Agric4profits

MAY 21, 2024

Maize/Corn Bracts are modified or specialized leaves that are often associated with the reproductive organs of plants. In maize, bracts include the husks that e

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Agric4profits

MAY 22, 2024

The Maize/Corn Stalk of the maize plant is the main vertical stem that supports the leaves, ears, and reproductive structures of the plant. It is typically tall

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 25, 2024

Maize Streak Virus (MSV), scientifically known as Zea mays streak virus, is a plant pathogenic virus that primarily affects maize plants. This virus belongs to

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly We started chopping the maize in the last week of September and finished in four days. The crop averaged just over 50t/ha at an average DM of 31.5%. It was a huge crop and one I never thought we could grow. A superb effort by James Bell and his team.

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CABI

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Smallholder maize farmers in Ghana have long grappled with the challenges posed by crop pests. This voracious invader has, in the past, led to significant crop losses. Pest warnings are changing the way that smallholders in Ghana farm. Over the past few years, this has included the notorious fall armyworm.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Farmers Weekly We are currently drawing to the end of the maize; it will be a welcome end to this year’s harvest. Then we can fully focus on next year’s crops. Maize yields have varied, and it has taught us lessons for the future.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 24, 2024

I wonder if any of those new accessions are “ opportunity crops.” Which is not to say working on staples like maize isn’t cool. There’s an opportunity to help the Land Institute with its research on perennial crops. The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences genebank fills some gaps. Just ask CAAS.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Farmers Weekly Cereals and oilseeds, as well as precision-planted crops such as maize, can be established using a choice of seeding units for Kuhn’s latest folding power harrow, the 4.5m HR 4530 RCS. Both are mounted on the harrow’s packer roller to allow for different cultivating depths and have hydraulically adjustable sowing depth.

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Agric4profits

MAY 22, 2024

Maize/Corn silk is the thread-like structure that emerges from the tops of corn ears, extending beyond the husks. Each silk strand represents a stigma, the fema

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 26, 2024

More on the US push for opportunity crops. Oh look there’s a whole compendium on African opportunity crops from FAO. For the Hopi, maize is an opportunity crop. Many of them are roots and tubers. For the Adivasis, it’s rice. And more along the same lines from Odisha. …and still are , for some.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farmers across much of the country have been counting the cost of Storm Babet, with images of damaged infrastructure and unharvested maize and vegetable crops submerged in flood water suggesting it will be significant.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 4, 2023

Maybe he’d like to have a look at the the Crop Trust’s endowment fund for SDG 2.5 ? Those farming project don’t have to involve orphan crops , but it wouldn’t hurt. They would help with malnutrition where maize biofortification hasn’t worked so well, for example. Jeffrey Sachs and co-authors.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Shifting cultivation is a cropping system whereby a piece of farmland under forest is opened up and used for cropping (usually arable crop such as yam, maize,

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 23, 2024

Bottom line: more crops better. Anthropocene Magazine has a handy summary of recent research into crop diversity on the North China Plain. Bottom line: adding more crops to the current dominant rotation of wheat and maize increases yields and profits, sequesters more carbon in the soil and reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Public–private partnerships and genetically modified crop development for smallholder farmers in Africa. Recalcitrant maize: Conserving agrobiodiversity in the era of genetically modified organisms. Efforts to improve crop adaptation and resilience to climate change need to take gender into account if they are to work.

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CABI

MARCH 5, 2024

Diverse crops like cassava, maize, groundnut and sorghum characterize farming here. South Sudan’s agricultural sector is vital to its economy and employs most of the population. The FAO estimates that up to 95% of South Sudan relies on agriculture for income. However, agriculture in this East African nation faces challenges.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

Its 2,800 acres—the first protected habitat for the wild relatives of crops in the United States—now shelter not just a single pepper but at least 45 different species. Forest Service to identify and collect other wild relatives of crops in this area. In the U.S. Arizona is the third driest state in the U.S.

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