In just about every corner of the globe, maize is an essential crop. Americans, who call it corn, dedicate more than 90 million acres to it — roughly the same size as the entire state of Montana. But ...

Maize (corn) is one of the world's most important staple crops and has great cultural significance for indigenous peoples in the Americas. New work by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra at UC Davis and international ...

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Tucked away at Valley Corn Maize in East Grand Forks is the “World’s Largest Corn Maize.” Over 20 miles of Maize surround the grounds at Valley Corn Maize.

Is there any vegetable that screams Ohio summer more than sweet corn eaten on the cob? Some gardeners might argue that the tomato is the more popular vegetable grown in Ohio, and it is the state fruit ...

For decades, his research group in the College of Agricultural Sciences has been uncovering how roots play a critical role in plant development and survival. "Corn is no exception, and it turns out ...

Total seed protein in modern hybrid and inbred varieties of corn is three times lower than that of its wild ancestor, teosinte. The reasons were unknown, until now. A gene on chromosome nine called ...

ST. LOUIS — You see it everywhere in the summer: corn. But how much do you know about it and its history? “You find it all over the world. Almost every culture is growing it now. However, it got its ...

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