Factors Affecting Kernel Yield In Maize Date: December 21, 2006 Source: American Society of Plant Biologists Summary: Research reported in the Plant Cell reveals important aspects of plant ...

Simulating Kernel Production Influences Maize Model Accuracy. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2007 / 09 / 070921071649.htm. American Society of Agronomy.

Understanding the evolution and domestication of maize is important for many researchers. As one of the most important crops worldwide and one that appears very different from its wild relatives ...

Figuring out when people started making popcorn is harder. There are several types of maize, most of which will pop if heated, but one variety, actually called “popcorn,” makes the best popcorn.

Corn’s ancestors. Luckily, corn – also called maize – has some hard parts, such as the kernel shell. They’re the bits at the bottom of the popcorn bowl that get caught in your teeth.

You can tell maize from teosinte by its larger kernels. There’s evidence of maize farming from dry caves in Mexico as early as 9,000 years ago. From there, ...