Cracking the Corn Code: Scientists Reveal the Genetic Secrets of Domestication
MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...
Corn's ancient ancestors are calling: Genomic encyclopedia sheds light on domestication 9,000 years ago
The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial ...
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World Agricultural Crop Production over the Past Six Decades: Will Sustained Productivity Growth Continue, or Will Atrophy Set In?
5 These six crops are maize (corn), wheat, rice, and soybeans—which are critically important food sources in almost every country—and cassava and millet, which contribute significantly to ...
US farmers turn to Airbnb, corn mazes to outlast agricultural downturn
Agritourism boomed during COVID and is still growing thanks to city dwellers seeking peace and solitude and farmers seeking ...
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All-time record maize production likely in Rangpur region
Officials and farmers are expecting an all-time record production of maize in Rangpur agricultural region after exceeding its fixed farming target by 7.88 percent by last week during this Rabi season.
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How Mexican Restaurants Around the World Get Heirloom Corn
Masienda and these indigenous communities are working together to preserve these “maize landraces ... surplus of heritage corn and can still subsist on their crop. Recruiting all those ...
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Corn's ancient ancestors are calling: Genomic encyclopedia sheds light on domestication 9,000 years ago
The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...