A recent study published in Scientific Reports explores using graphene oxide (GO) as a seed coating to enhance maize seedling ...

The mesocotyl, a crucial organ for cereal crops, plays a key role in seedling establishment by pushing buds out of the soil during germination. In arid/semiarid or cold regions, mesocotyl length is a ...

Spring offers favourable conditions for maize cultivation. Learn the essential steps from soil preparation to harvest to help ...

The drier the region, the fewer seminal roots the maize varieties cultivated there had on average (black figure; the pie chart shows the proportion of varieties with up to one seminal root in yellow, ...