Nature

Entering the second century of maize quantitative genetics

Maize is the most widely grown cereal in the world. In addition to its role in global agriculture, it has also long served as a model organism for genetic research. Maize stands at a genetic ...
EurekAlert!

Inbred to well-fed: Maize breeding efforts to improve food security and safety in Africa

Over 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize for nearly 30% of their caloric intake, and the popularity of maize is expected to continue its upward trend (IITA). As the demand ...
China Internet Information Center

Haploid induction greatly speeds up maize breeding process

The new haploid breeding technology has significantly sped up the process of maize breeding in China, said Dai Jingrui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and a professor at ...

A zero-shot learning framework for maize cob phenotyping

A new study presents a zero-shot learning (ZSL) framework for maize cob phenotyping, enabling the extraction of geometric traits and estimation of yields in both laboratory and field settings without ...
Science Daily

Inbred to well-fed: Maize breeding efforts to improve food security and safety in Africa

A recent study offers a promising strategy to protect food security and safety of maize in Sub-Saharan Africa. Over 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize for nearly 30% of ...