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The European Commission has authorised three genetically modified (GM) maize crops for food and animal feed as safe as their ...

In a study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. Ye Jian from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese ...

The findings bring new hope to citrus farmers struggling with HLB and may lead to similar solutions for other crop diseases, such as maize rust fungus and olive tree infections, he added.

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The dry spell continues and in complete contrast to the past two springs, farmers are well on with their spring work. In fact ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. YE Jian from the Institute of Microbiology of ...

The symptoms of certain other maize foliar diseases, notably northern leaf blight, or environmental stressors, specifically sunburn, heat and drought, can easily be confused with Goss’s wilt.

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Analysis - The urgency of climate change compels us to revisit lost wisdom in the African Agricultural Sector. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems observes that ...