Regulating corn growth is vital for achieving high and stable yields, enhancing the crop’s resilience, and improving its lodging resistance. Dwarfing Plants and Delaying Stem Elongation: – Prevents excessive elongation during the seedling stage. – Reduces plant height by 20-30 cm and increases stem thickness. – Enhances resistance to lodging, reducing yield losses caused by ...

The collaborative study by UNL faculty and international partners analyzed a database of more than 14,000 smallholder cornfields across seven countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This field is in Rwanda. Photo by Patricio Grassini, Agronomy and Horticulture/Africa1 Better agronomic practices could reduce land conversion, need for imports LINCOLN, Neb. — An international partnership that includes University ...

Credit: ©ATDR – STOCK.ADOBE.COM LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria has approved the commercialization of genetically engineered corn, raising hopes of greater yields from crops with improved insect resistance and drought tolerance, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture. Nigeria approved the commercial ...

Minnesota’s top ag official points to one African country that could unlock export opportunities throughout the continent. Commissioner Thom Petersen recently returned from a trade mission to Morocco and says the focus was on grain, feed, and the Port of Duluth. “Keep in mind too, Morocco is the only African country that has a free ...