Challenging wet weather, waterlogged soils and flooded sites mean growers must be flexible and develop a farm-specific ...

Dryland maize farmers in parts of South Africa may be planting a month later and harvesting sooner, but at lower yields, amid longer, hotter summers. The projected changed conditions are expected to ...

The rains are here and farmers are busy. Maize farmers should understand the growth and development of the plant to do proper crop husbandry to maximise yields. Although farmers have no control of ...

The impact on a farm’s cost of production from more than doubling forage maize yield, from 7t dry matter/ha to 18t, is ...

A careful experiment by Dongsheng Guo and colleagues reveals that maize in a densely planted plot can communicate with neighboring plants through the release of the volatile gas linalool, triggering ...