Brazilian scientists have made a fascinating discovery about the history of maize, also known as corn. They’ve found traces of this ancient, partially domesticated plant in Brazil, which is farther ...
Maize, diverted for ethanol production, has caused poultry feed costs to go up, impacted cooking oil prices, and reduced oilseed farmers' profits. The ethanol program has led to consequences like ...
When ripe, the fruit detaches from the stem and ejects seeds in a high-pressure jet of 'mucilage' – the thick gluey substance produced by nearly all plants. Despite intriguing scientists for ...
Graduate Program in Textile Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Blumenau, SC 88040-900, Brazil Graduate Program in Chemical Engineering, Department of ...
An "alarming number" of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country's health minister has said.