Varieties of maize found near Cuscu and Machu Pichu at Salineras de Maras on the Inca Sacred Valley in Peru, ... its cob is small and its few kernels are surrounded by a tough casing.

Earlier this year Douglas J. Kennett, a UC Santa Barbara professor of anthropology, demonstrated that maize, or corn, became a staple crop in the Americas. No paywalls. No subscriptions.

A study published in Cell uncovers the deep evolutionary roots of flint and dent maize (also commonly known as "corn"), two foundational varieties central to modern maize breeding and cultivation.

By reconstructing the genomes of archaeological maize cobs and kernels, the study, by researchers at the University of York and the University of Copenhagen, revealed that 1,000-year-old maize from ...

image: Archaeological maize cobs from the El Gigante rock shelter, Honduras. view more Credit: Image credit: Thomas K. Harper. Ancient maize genome sequences illuminate the history of maize ...

The history of maize begins with its wild ancestor, teosinte. Teosinte bears little resemblance to the corn eaten today: Its cobs are tiny and its few kernels are protected by a nearly impenetrable ...

By reconstructing the genomes of archaeological maize cobs and kernels, the study, by researchers at the University of York and the University of Copenhagen, revealed that 1,000-year-old maize ...

Maize cobs, some varieties of corn and dry and green stalks of maize are used as animal feeding materials along with wheat straw, ... affecting health of livestock specially owned by small farmers.

The continued wet weather and lack of sunshine highlights the need for early maturing maize varieties which can achieve cob ripeness in time for. Sign in. LATEST. LATEST. From last 24 hours; ...

In three decades of efforts, productivity has increased by around 1% every year. However, the overall demand for maize is expected to grow by 4-6% every year for the next 20 years.

As a child growing up in Oaxaca’s Valles Centrales, Carina Santiago had to finish stripping the day’s corn from its cob before she could go out and play. Red, blue, yellow, and white varieties ...