Peculiarly pleasant weather for US maize

Pleasant Hot Weather in Calcutta in 1949

Peculiarly progressive tetraplegia

A 50-year-old woman was brought to our emergency department as she could no longer walk, even to the bathroom. The weakness in her legs began 5 days earlier and was accompanied by diffuse muscle discomfort. She reported that her arms were weak as well. A physician had administered some ‘shots’ on the day prior to admission to alleviate a suspected neurological problem. A similar constellation o...

Adaptation of US maize to temperature variations

High temperatures are associated with reduced crop yields1,2, and predictions for future warming3 have raised concerns regarding future productivity and food security4–8. However, the extent to which adaptation can mitigate such heat-related losses remains unclear9–13. Here we empirically demonstrate how maize is locally adapted to hot temperatures across US counties. Using this spatial adaptat...

Breeding Maize for Drought Tolerance in the US Corn-Belt

The objective of this review is to promote discussion on some of the key issues we consider to be involved in successful long-term genetic improvement of corn for drought tolerance. Many of the concepts have been discussed elsewhere for different crops, traits and different breeding targets. Here we focus on how to organize a comprehensive effort to enable breeding for drought tolerance in a he...

Eosinophilia and Some Peculiarly Staining Leucocytes

Introduction.?? Eosinophilia ' is very much in fashion just now in medical literature. Terms such as ' eosinophilia of lungs ' tropical eosinophilia ' and ' idiopathic eosinophilia' do certainly connote certain syndromes the existence of which cannot be denied. However, experience with certain peculiarly staining leucocytes met with under varying conditions of health may prove interesting in th...