MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory elements, including super enhancers, which were crucial in maize’s ...

To grow the corn of tomorrow, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory geneticists and plant biologists are digging up maize’s ancient roots. The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of ...

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 ...

If I can start a plant off with a good rich supply of K, it’s going to help it get through stressful times during the season.” Corn receives its K needs through its roots, says Krieg ...

Sweet corn can be planted from January through ... Having the correct type of bacteria in the soil around the roots of the plants is very beneficial. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

The U.S. Department of Energy granted Dr. Jean-Michel Ané and his colleagues $5.5 million to study systems to cut synthetic ...