corn

Celebrity Corn Mazes Attract Halloween Crowds

Donna Diegel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:11:37 -0500

The Family Guy Corn Maze in Massachusetts has given Brian & Stewie a lot of media attention lately. Twilight stars, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are also attracting large crowds in a Utah cornfield. The best corn mazes in the US can be found in this list, just in time for Halloween.

Family Guy Corn Maze a Hit At Farm

Michael Santo — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:47:09 -0500

A U.S. farm famous for supplementing its annual crop income with a maze in its cornfield annually has gone animated this year. No, the maze isn't moving, but this year's presentation is a Family Guy corn maze.

Corn researchers discover novel gene shut-off mechanisms

harminka — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:44:44 -0500

University of Delaware scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Arizona and South Dakota State University, have identified unusual differences in the natural mechanisms that turn off, or “silence,” genes in corn.

Herbicide-resistant grape could revitalize Midwest wine industry

harminka — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:41:39 -0500

An herbicide that is effective at killing broadleaf weeds in corn, but also annihilated most of the grapes in Illinois and other Midwestern states, may finally have a worthy contender. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new grape called Improved Chancellor which is resistant to the popular herbicide 2, 4-D.

AgriLife Research breeder develops drought-tolerant corn

harminka — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:41:36 -0500

At the end of the day, drought tolerance in corn has to equate to good yields and good quality, not just good looks, said a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

Study predicts crop-production costs will jump dramatically in 2009

harminka — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:11:08 -0500

Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers’ profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a new University of Illinois study.

Herbicide-tolerant crops can improve water quality

harminka — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:10:37 -0500

The residual herbicides commonly used in the production of corn and soybean are frequently detected in rivers, streams, and reservoirs at concentrations that exceed drinking water standards in areas where these crops are extensively grown.

Corn's roots dig deeper into South America

harminka — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:28:09 -0500

Corn has long been known as the primary food crop in prehistoric North and Central America. Now it appears it may have been an important part of the South American diet for much longer than previously thought, according to new research by University of Calgary archaeologists who are cobbling together the ancient history of plant domestication in the New World.

A built-in strategy for transgene containment

harminka — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:44:38 -0500

A method of creating selective terminable transgenic rice was reported by the scientists of Zhejiang University in this week’s PLoS ONE. Unintended spreading of transgenic rice by pollen and seed dispersal is a major concern for planting transgenic rice, especially transgenic rice expressing pharmaceutical or industrial proteins.

All eyes and ears on the corn genome

harminka — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:43:58 -0500

A consortium of researchers led by the Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., announced today the completion of a draft sequence of the corn genome.

Earlier plantings underlie yield gains in northern Corn Belt

harminka — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:13:19 -0600

U.S. farmers plant corn much earlier today than ever before and it seems to be paying off, at least in the north. Earlier plantings could account for up to half of the yield gains seen in some parts of the northern Corn Belt since the late 1970s, a new study has found.

Iowa State researchers help piece together the corn genome's first draft

harminka — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:55:26 -0600

Iowa State University researchers helped write the first draft of the corn genome sequence that will be announced Thursday, Feb. 28, at the 50th Annual Maize Genetics Conference in Washington, D.C.