Great hopes are placed on a new way to combat plant diseases, using RNA to turn off genes that the pathogen needs to initiate ...

Scientists have discovered an interesting development that will help the fight against the lethal maize disease. The maize lethal necrosis disease has been found to remain in the soil after the ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Crop scientists in the country issued a stark warning last week that a deadly disease could devastate maize harvests in ...

An international collaboration has announced a public-private partnership to develop high-yielding pest-and disease-resistant cassava, maize and potatoes to benefit more than 500,000 farm households ...

Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

We've recently developed a grain research programme in collaboration with other universities, backed by South Africa’s maize ... and the diseases they cause, can manifest in various ways ...

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.

Soil temperature, moisture and disease are just a few variables that ... germination and prevents uniform stands, especially in maize. A deeper planting depth can help increase seed-to-soil ...

Punjab agriculture department warns farmers of yellow rust disease in wheat after pink stem borer attack; advises monitoring and proper fungicide use.