In Nigeria, as in much of Africa, weaknesses in the seed sector remain a major constraint on the productivity of staple crops such as rice and maize. As Africa’s most populous country looks to boost ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign corn breeders know profitability is about more than yield. By tweaking kernel ...

It’s that time of year again: trees losing leaves as the nights grow longer and chillier, the holidays lying sleepily just around the corner as the seductively-sweet scent of pumpkin spice fills the ...

Plants do not rely only on their leaves to feed on carbon dioxide. A new study in Carbon Research reveals that maize roots ...

THE fields of Zimbabwe and its neighbours in the Southern African Development Community tell a story of remarkable resilience these days. Just a couple of years ago, the brutal El Niño drought slashed ...

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Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, a figure expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050, posing significant challenges for jobs, housing, and infrastructure. The World Bank is ...

Neuronal development is the biological process by which neurons are produced during development. The processes that contribute to neuronal development include proliferation, differentiation, migration ...

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