Maize (Zea maysL.), a major food crop worldwide, is susceptible toAspergillus flavusinfection followed by aflatoxin production, especially when the crop is stressed by environmental (abiotic) factors that favor mold growth (Fountain et al.2014). Colonization of maize kernels byA. flavusdiminishes ...
Maize Economy of Bihar, India: Agro- Climatic Zone Wise StudyPandey A
) is one of the major cereal crops after rice and wheat, cultivated and consumed worldwide which is considered as the staple food for most of the developing countries, including Latin America, Asia, and Africa (Libron et al., 2021; Sun et al., 2022). The total global production of ...
Disease resistance is essential for reliable maize production. In a long-term tug-of-war between maize and its pathogenic microbes, naturally occurring resistance genes gradually accumulate and play a key role in protecting maize from various destructive diseases. Recently, significant progress has been...
However, the summer maize production in this region is generally dependent on summer rains, as the annual rainfall pattern matches the summer maize period which lasts from June to October. All the plots were managed well, cultural operations were conducted as recommended for the experiment area. ...
In the face of contemporary climatic vulnerabilities and escalating global temperatures, the prevalence of maydis leaf blight (MLB) poses a potential threat to maize production. This study endeavours to discern marker-trait associations and elucidate the candidate genes that underlie resistance to MLB in...
production to meet demand. With the aid of technology, the agriculture industry has made significant achievements. Farmers are having issues due to various conditions, including global climate change and plant diseases. Several causes for the decrease in crop yield result in the farmer’s economy. ...
leading to overestimation of the variation found in natural conditions21. There is a deficit of large-scale field experiments that study species in the context of defined, variable growing conditions. Crop species grown in typical field production environments can provide such an experimental structure...
1). Agriculture is dominantly rain-fed in all three regions, but farmers use irrigation in pocket areas to produce vegetables. The rainfall is erratic and dry spells are common causing production shocks. The soils in northern Ghana have low fertility with organic matter content of < 20 g/kg,...
Thirdly, there is significant spatial mismatch between feed and pork production (Fig. 2) as well as between the consumption and production of pork. In 2013, North China produced 84% of the national maize production, while South China accounted for 60% of the country's pork production (NBSC...