A rendering of the plastics plant planned by the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., an $80 million project in Maize that will create 50 full-time jobs.

Large-scale maize farmers in Lugari subcounty and Kakamega county will now benefit from the newly commissioned maize milling plant.The plant will run three divisions for the production of maize mill, ...

FULL STORY. Maize (corn) is one of the ... COI1 F-box proteins regulate DELLA protein levels, growth, and photosynthetic efficiency in maize. The Plant Cell, 2024; 36 (9): 3237 DOI: 10.1093/plcell ...

The partially domesticated maize seems to have landed in the southwest Amazon, which was already a hotspot for the domestication of other plants, including rice, squash and cassava.

“People plant maize, harvest nothing, and still plant maize the next season,” she says. “It’s difficult to change that mindset.” Maize and Africa have never been a perfect match.

Maize is one of the world's most widely grown crops and is essential to global food security. But like other plants, its growth and productivity can be limited by the slow activity of Rubisco, the ...