All measuring equipment requires calibration. Proper calibration requires additional equipment not listed here. We recommend consulting guidance published by The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR, 1989a,b,c): USBR-1000-89, USBR-1012-89, USBR-1020-89; the National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Weights and Measures (NIST OWM...
Published in Phytopathology
Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of maize is an emerging foliar disease of maize in the Americas. It is caused by the gram-negative nonvascular bacterium Xanthomonas vasicola pv. vasculorum. There are no chemical controls available for BLS, and thus, host resistance is crucial for managing X. vasicola pv. vasculorum. The objective of this study was to e...
Maize is recognized as the queen of cereals, with an ability to adapt to diverse agroecologies (from 58oN to 55oS latitude) and the highest genetic yield potential among cereals. Under contemporary conditions of global climate change, C4 maize crops offer resilience and sustainability to ensure food, nutritional security, and farmer livelihood. In ...
La Iniciativa "Transformando los mercados alimentarios y las cadenas de valor para la inclusión y la sostenibilidad" tiene como objetivo proporcionar evidencia sobre el tipo de innovaciones, estructuras de incentivos y políticas que son más efectivas para crear una distribución más equitativa de los ingresos y las oportunidades de empleo en los mer...
Maize has been an organism of historical importance to all biologists as eminent researchers such as Beadle, Emerson, McClintock, Stadler and Rhoades made ground-breaking genetic discoveries in maize that hold true for all living organisms (Andorf et al., 2016). Nowadays, plant lignocellulose represents the world’s greatest repository of renewable ...
Among the diseases threatening maize production in Africa are gray leaf spot (GLS) caused by Cercospora zeina and northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) caused by Exserohilum turcicum. The two pathogens, which have high genetic diversity, reduce the photosynthesizing ability of susceptible genotypes and, hence, reduce the grain yield. To identify populat...
CONTEXT: Integration of farms into markets with adoption of maize as a cash crop can significantly increase income of farms of the developing world. However, in some cases, the income generated may still be very low and maize production may also have strong negative environmental and social impacts. OBJECTIVE: Maize production in northern Laos is t...
Published in Environmental Research Letters
The North China Plain (NCP) is a crucial agricultural region for grain production in China, primarily focusing on wheat and maize cultivation. However, these crop yields are highly vulnerable to fluctuations in temperature and precipitation, with climate change being a significant factor. This study investigates the impact of climate factors on whe...
Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
A previous metabolomic and genome-wide association analysis of maize screened a glucose-6-phosphate 1-epimerase (ZmG6PE) gene, which responds to low-phosphorus (LP) stress and regulates yield in maize’s recombinant inbred lines (RILs). However, the relationship of ZmG6PE with phosphorus and yield remained elusive. This study aimed to elucidate the ...
The Monthly Maize Market Report was developed by researchers at IFPRI Malawi with the goal of providing clear and accurate information on the variation of maize prices in selected markets throughout Malawi. The reports are intended as a resource for those interested in maize markets in Malawi, namely producers, traders, consumers, policy makers, an...
