New research reveals the earliest evidence for corn in the New World
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 20:49
in Biology & Nature
Among the hundreds of plants that have been domesticated in the New World, none has received as much attention or been subject to as much debate as corn, or maize (Zea mays L.), arguably the most important crop of the Americas. Controversies have existed for years over what the wild ancestor of maize is and where and when it was domesticated.
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