The kind conditions have seen a start to maize drilling in Northern Ireland and in the South West, with rain bringing welcome ...

The weed normally develops haustorium that connects it to the host plant (Maize) mainly for food. This eventually leads to stunted growth in crop plants and ultimate poor yields or death.

Henry Sila Nzioki has developed a weed-killing fungus to improve food security. “I’m a plant pathologist at the Kenya ...

Traditionally reliant on sugarcane, Busoga sub-region now stands to benefit from diversifying into maize, which serves both ...

Introducing GM maize without thorough evaluation could exacerbate ... tolerant GM crops has resulted in herbicide-resistant weeds, necessitating the use of stronger and potentially more harmful ...

Recommendations will be going out to tackle these weeds sooner rather than later, as if you turn your back for a week or so and they’ll have doubled in size. Maize seed-bed preparation and ...