Scientists at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and United States Department of Agriculture have devised a strategy that could significantly reduce aflatoxin contamination in African maize. Aflatoxins are among the most potent carcinogens known to man. They are produced by species of the Aspergillus fungus, most notably A.

A collaborative research project aimed at increasing potato yields and farmers' incomes by establishing systems to produce virus-free seed tubers, and demonstrating the benefits of clean seeds to farmers, has been launched in Kenya by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), University of Nairobi (UoN) and Scottish Crop Resea

APETALA1 (AP1) is one of the flowering identity genes that determines the formation of sepal and petal tissues. It can define the pattern of where floral organs arise, as well as determine the development of the floral meristem.

A pest with a voracious appetite may have met its match in a predatory mite being evaluated as a biocontrol agent by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Fort Pierce, Fla. in collaboration with University of Florida researchers.