That corn, called maize, was more similar to field corn, as sweet corn wasn’t cultivated until the mid-1700s. The revered and versatile crop shaped the region’s culinary landscape and played a ...

To protect thousands of varieties of heirloom corn, Mexican leaders have amended the constitution to ban the planting of ...

Blue corn prefers well-drained soil with a neutral pH level. Before planting, make sure to test your soil's pH and adjust it ...

Field deposition of Bt transgenic corn ... 4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA), an active agent in the resistance of maize to the European corn borer. Journal of Economic Entomology 60, 1529-1533 (1967).

The Commerce Ministry plans to seek cabinet endorsement to ban the import of maize from fields that ... countries to guarantee the corn comes from fields that are not burned after harvesting ...

Clamping maize in a field could be an option for farmers to avoid overfilling permanent structures or making a mess on roadways – but it requires careful planning. Hefin Richards of Rumenation ...

Widespread use of genetically engineered Bt maize, designed to combat rootworm pests, has led to overplanting and pest resistance, jeopardizing the crop’s long-term effectiveness, according to a new ...

After earning her Ph.D., she became an instructor at Cornell and worked on the first of her major contributions to genetics by studying the chromosomes of maize, also known as Indian corn.