How Russia-Ukraine Grain Export Disruptions Drive Global Food Security Risks
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the world’s food systems have been shaken in ways few…
Corn (Maize)
Corn, also known as maize, is one of the most versatile and widely cultivated crops in the world. Corn (Zea mays) was first domesticated over 9,000 years ago in southern Mexico from a wild grass called teosinte. Through centuries of selective breeding by indigenous peoples, it evolved into the high-yielding crop we know today. After European explorers brought corn to the rest of the world, it quickly became a staple food and a key component of agricultural systems worldwide.
How Genes Fine-Tune Root Responses to Gravity And Optimize Plant Growth?
Plants have a remarkable ability to grow in specific directions guided by gravity, a process known as gravitropism (from Latin gravis meaning “heavy” and tropism meaning…
Corn Husk: Guide to Uses, Benefits, Crafts, and Sustainability
Corn husks are the long, green, outer leaves of a corn plant. They are typically removed before the corn is eaten or processed.