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Maize Cultivation Information Guide Maize is popularly known as “Corn” and is one of the most versatile emerging cereal cash crops having wider adaptability under variety of climatic conditions
06/06/2017
The farming philosophy of a top maize farmer American farmer David Hula holds the current world record for maize grain yield. On a recent lecture tour of South Africa’s principal grain farming
14/08/2018
Vitamin E discovery in maize could lead to more nutritious crop New research has identified genes that control vitamin E content in maize grain - a finding that could lead to improving the nutritional profile of this staple
08/11/2017
Farmers optimistic about genetically modified maize Genetically modified maize (GMM) is a pest resistant crop. If GMM is farmed on a large scale, the amount of maize Vietnam needs to import will decrease.
13/08/2018
The basics of maize production Also known as corn, maize was first domesticated in southern Mexico nearly 10 000 years ago. Many varieties have been bred to suit a range of conditions.
06/02/2020
Drought and disease development in maize Adverse environmental conditions and disease are placing increasing pressure on maize crops in South Africa, says Dr Belinda Janse van Rensburg, researcher
25/09/2018
Producing the best silage maize for cows Maize seed is a science that has evolved to a great extent over the last decades, especially since the introduction of hybrids.
10/10/2017
The effect of maize cutting height on cows The forage team of ARVALIS-Institut du végétal, a French applied research Institute, studied the maize cutting height and its effect on digestibility in further
11/10/2017
Maize production: Managing critical plant growth stages There is more to a maize land than meets the eye. It is a mass production facility with thousands of efficient ‘factories’ per hectare
20/06/2019
How Free State maize farmer survived the drought Sabrina Dean visited maize farmer AC van Wyk on his farm in the Free State, to gain some insight into how an award-winning farmer tackles a difficult planting
17/07/2019