Corn leafhoppers, invasive herbivorous insects, are capable of spreading the pathogenic corn stunt disease. David Kerns, an extension entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife, reported in an April 1 ...

Global corn stocks have hit a record low and supplies keep falling, with ING analysts predicting a further tightening over the current 2024/25 season. “Global ending stocks this season are estimated ...

There's a season for fresh corn, and then there's not. So rather than stooping to sad, tasteless, pale cobs from the store when the time just ain't right, Southerners reach for the two next best ...

Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed RNA-based active agents that appear to reliably protect plants against cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most ...

Mexico has taken a decisive step to protect its agricultural heritage by amending its Constitution to recognise native corn as an element of national identity and banning the planting of genetically ...

Cucumber mosaic virus is a particularly devastating virus for crops. About 90 species of aphids transmit the virus, which affects more than 1,200 plant species. These include numerous agricultural ...

With the help of the new active ingredient developed by MLU researchers, plants can be easily protected against the cucumber mosaic virus. Credit: Uni Halle / Heiko Rebsch Researchers at Martin Luther ...

“I thought, ‘What can I do for the next 20 or 30 years?’” He found an answer in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, that was rapidly spreading around the worl ...