When crops grow in arsenic-contaminated soil, this toxic element accumulates in the food chain. A study involving the University of Basel has now discovered a mechanism used by corn plants to reduce ...

Who doesn't want some ears of vibrant green, fresh corn at their next cookout? Some homegrown corn would be the capstone on a delicious grilled romaine and corn salad, or even a great baseline for ...

Alonso Favela (pictured) and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign colleagues found that genes from corn's wild relative, teosinte, inhibited nitrifying and denitrifying microbes in soil, a trait ...

Growing your own sweet corn can be challenging in short (less than 110 frost-free days) or high altitude areas like Eastern ...

You can successfully grow sweet corn even if you don't have a huge garden or backyard. Here's how to do it.

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria can ...