Large differences in water-seeking ability found in US corn varieties
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for ...
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U.S. Corn Varieties Show Big Water-Seeking Differences
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn ...
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Research Paves Way for Drought-Resistant Corn
A corn plant knows how to find water in soil with the very tips of its roots, but some varieties, including many used for breeding high-yielding corn ...
Corn’s ancient ancestors are calling
CSHL Professors Thomas Gingeras and Rob Martienssen have launched a new genomic encyclopedia called MaizeCODE. Their latest ...
Corn improving, soybeans ahead of normal
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that as of May 27, 92 percent of the Minnesota corn crop had emerged, a day behind last year, but 13 days ahead of the five-year average. Corn ...
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Water Uptake and Transport in Vascular Plants
The amount of water lost via transpiration can be incredibly high; a single irrigated corn plant ... water used by land plants is absorbed from the soil by roots. A root system consists of a ...