With the presence of fall armyworms in maize crops having been recorded since 2016 in the African continent – the first infestations took place in Nigeria – the losses caused by...

Publishing date: 05/07/19

Research by Embrapa in partnership with the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) identified two new genes that potencialize the plant's tolerance to aluminum in sorghum crops. The...

Publishing date: 18/12/18

Aluminum reduces the crop's yield and increases costs with soil correction. So far, only one single gene had been identified as responsible for the aluminum tolerance in maize. If...

Publishing date: 18/08/20