All Articles Tagged As: corn

Researchers Find an Essential Gene for Forming Ears of Corn (9/26/2008)

Geneticists have identified a gene essential in controlling development of maize ...> Full Article

To branch or not to branch (7/2/2008)

RAMOSA gene network influences grain architecture and yield in maize ...> Full Article

How to build a plant (6/30/2008)

Plant architecture from the genomics toolbox ...> Full Article

Defining gene's role may lead to prevention of dangerous corn toxin (3/31/2008)

Discovery that a specific gene is integral to both fungal invasion of corn and development of a potentially deadly toxin in the kernels may lead to ways to control the pathogen and the poison. ...> Full Article

Researchers Help Unlock the Genetic Secrets of Corn (3/5/2008)

Relying on a genetic "physical map" developed by University of Arizona plant scientists, researchers from Washington University, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Iowa State University and the UA have completed a working draft of the corn genome. By unlocking the genetic secrets of this crop vital to U.S. agriculture, the researchers have gained information that could ultimately help society deal with drought, global warming, population pressures and increasing energy needs. ...> Full Article

All Eyes and Ears on the Corn Genome (3/3/2008)

Researchers complete draft sequence in less than three years ...> Full Article

Researchers help piece together the corn genome's first draft (2/28/2008)

Researchers helped write the first draft of the corn genome sequence that will be announced Thursday, Feb. 28, at the 50th Annual Maize Genetics Conference in Washington, D.C. ...> Full Article

Team finds an economical way to boost the vitamin A content of maize (1/21/2008)

A team of plant geneticists and crop scientists has pioneered an economical approach to the selective breeding of maize that can boost levels of provitamin A, the precursors that are converted to vitamin A upon consumption. This innovation could help to enhance the nutritional status of millions of people in the developing world. ...> Full Article

Genetically Engineered Corn May Harm Stream Ecosystems (10/9/2007)

A new study indicates that a popular type of genetically engineered corn--called Bt corn--may damage the ecology of streams draining Bt corn fields in ways that have not been previously considered by regulators. The study, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, appears in the Oct. 8 edition of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...> Full Article