IT has been shown 1 that the fumigation of maize grain with a 1 : 1 mixture of ethylene dichloride and carbon tetrachloride adversely affects the growth of seedlings raised from the grain.

Keeping maize grain in the same house where humans live is risky because maize attracts rats and any fumigation efforts to control pests could become a health issue for the family members.

Maize also known as corn is a cereal grain, scientifically known as ‘Zea mays’, from the family ‘Poaceae’, and it is mainly used as animal fodder and to make various food products such as cornmeal, ...

(Archaeologists typically call the grain “maize,” rather than “corn,” because multicolored indigenous maize, usually eaten after drying and grinding, is strikingly unlike the large ...

Cardell and Michelson conclude that though storing maize grain at harvest may be a sound strategy as a general rule, development organizations should consider local marketplace dynamics and ...

PARIS, Oct 5 (Reuters) - This year's drought-affected grain maize crop in France will produce about 10 million tonnes, growers group AGPM said on Wednesday, joining other observers in predicting ...

New Delhi: The government should substitute water-guzzling rice with maize for ethanol production as part of a repurposed policy package in order to conserve water while moving toward the target ...

To help keep Malawians fed, the World Food Program has started milling 30,000 metric tons of relief maize. Authorities say the first consignment of the milled grain is expected next week.