For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. During this season of unrelenting rains, the traditional method of maize drying by ...

After maize disappointed her ... “Its yields are encouraging and it can thrive in dry areas as well as on infertile soils.” Ngeny says the crop stalks can also be used as fodder for livestock.

Planting in dry conditions poses a different set of challenges ... Maize Best Practices Plant maize when soil temperature reaches a minimum of 50° F. When soil moisture is high, a planting ...

During the dry months ... a crucial role in confirming the extent of maize cultivation by the Casarabe people. Researchers analyzed 178 phytolith (plant microfossil) and pollen samples taken ...