Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Modern maize has long been a puzzle. For a long time, botanists weren’t even sure which continent maize was from. That seemed to be settled with the discovery in lowland Mexico of teosinte, a wild and weedy relative of maize. Plus it saves me adding it to the next Brainfood, which is coming soon, don’t worry people.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Farmers Weekly I write this article envious of those further south harvesting maize. I’d love to feed maize silage and I’m sure the Jerseys would do well on the extra energy, but it would be a huge gamble in this area.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Farmers Weekly Maize has done well in this year’s challenging weather conditions, utilising summer rain for excellent plant growth, reports Neil Groom, manager of forage specialists Grainseed. Spring was wet and maize drilling delayed in many areas well into May since field conditions were too wet to cultivate.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Organic maize farming focuses on growing maize without synthetic chemicals, relying on natural methods for pest control and fertilization. Organic maize farming involves using organic seeds and natural inputs like compost and manure. Organic maize farming involves using organic seeds and natural inputs like compost and manure.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Farmers Weekly Maize crops continue to mature steadily through this period of mild weather and warm nights. Sugars in the leaf are moved within the plants to be stored as starch in the maize grains. Cobs can […] The post Maize Watch: Mild weather helps crops to mature steadily appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They managed a few […] The post Farmer Focus: Wheat break is insurance for grass and maize appeared first on Farmers Weekly We kept the cows in a few times in late September, but it just didn’t stop growing.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Archaeological findings show the extent of primitive characteristics of maize in South America. Maize arrived in lowland South America in a pre-domesticated state, and stayed like that for a long time. Rice domestication pushed back to about the same time as the Fertile Crescent. No word on the role of expert harvesters.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 18, 2025

Maize Flour Processing involves converting maize or corn into a fine powder. The process keeps the essential nutrients, flavor, and texture intact, making it ideal for various food applications. It has numerous benefits for both food and industry.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Why Jimmy Red maize is worth saving, despite its faults. The Seed System Lab at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences has lots of interesting resources on its new website. The latest on the Kenyan genebank’s sorghum work. Why wouldn’t Scotland have a crab apple genebank ? Yak cheese ? Yes, please.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 3, 2024

Whole bunch of new maize races collected in Colombia. How to collect forestry seeds. The Türkiye national genebank in the news. Lots of collecting there. Though maybe not as much as in this genebank in China. But small communities need genebanks too. Here’s an example from Ghana. And another from India.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Farmers Weekly British maize growers can breathe a sigh of relief that three European seed treatments have been given the green light for UK use next year. UK regulators have granted emergency authorisations for: Korit – bird repellent Redigo M – fungicide Force ST – wireworm product.

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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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Agric4profits

JULY 11, 2024

Maize, also known as corn is one of the most useful cereal crop in West Africa, foods made out of maize is very nutritious as it is an important source of Carbo

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Maize and precolonial Africa. Maize contributed to slavery. 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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Agri-tech

JANUARY 14, 2025

CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to fostering improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

wide, 31-row Geringhoff Patriot maize header – a combination that can apparently cut up to […] The post Agritechnica 2023: 1,100hp Nexat gantry system to harvest 200t/hour appeared first on Farmers Weekly The gantry-style 1,100hp tractor unit is pictured paired with a 15.5m-wide,

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Agricultural Biodiversity

AUGUST 27, 2023

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? Yes, indeed, community seedbanks can contribute to seed systems resilience and food security.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Farmers Weekly Fears for next year’s UK maize crop disaster averted as the government agrees to new seed dressing licenses. Are your cows ready to go digital? Are you ready to take up your passports? Defra launches the Digital Cattle Movement System consultation.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters. The sedimentary record can be used to recover traditional knowledge too. No word on what ancient text have to say, but I’m sure it’s something. Sometimes traditional knowledge can use a helping hand from scientists.

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Agric4profits

MAY 23, 2024

The Maize/Corn Ovary is a critical component of the female reproductive structure in maize, scientifically known as Zea mays. As part of the pistil, the ovary p

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Agric4profits

MAY 23, 2024

The Maize/Corn Roots system is divided into several types based on their origin and function. Primarily, maize roots can be categorized into seminal roots, noda

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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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Maize Production Crop 104

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

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

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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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 17, 2025

KC Bansal , who used to run the Indian national genebank, gets a much-deserved UNESCO honour. Friend-of-the-blog Dr Mike Jackson on running a rice genebank. UNESCO honour for him too? Spain’s strawberry genebank gets its 15 minutes. University and Native American nation collaborate on regenerating heritage corn varieties.

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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. A superb effort by James Bell and his team. 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.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 31, 2023

It had also held my wife Anna’s “Maize Maze” […] The post Farmer Focus: Milk price is clearly unsustainable appeared first on Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly I should know by now that in farming, every time you think you have things under control something appears to cause extra problems.

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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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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly The maize is in the clamps. The yield monitor counted 730t freshweight off 12.14ha (30 acres), which is about 60t/ha. The best bits yielded more than 100t/ha at 34-36% dry matter. After 19 weeks in the ground, it is a massive yield for only 100kg/ha of purchased fertiliser.

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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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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It has wiped out most of last year’s rain-fed crops, particularly the now staple crop, maize. But small-scale farmers had long abandoned their drought-resistant traditional crops like finger millet, pearl millet, and sorghumopting for maize. We lost our entire maize crop.

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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 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 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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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. Maize yields have varied, and it has taught us lessons for the future. Then we can fully focus on next year’s crops.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Duffryn Farm, Llanvapley, Abergavenny has 173 acres, most of which is free working, gently rolling Grade 2 arable ground suitable for maize and cereals. Farmers Weekly Good arable ground combined with income from residential rents and further potential is a solid combination about to be launched in Monmouthshire.

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