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 ...

By tracing maize's journey and adaptation into eastern North America, the research not only advances our understanding on the early origins and evolution of maize, one of the three pillars of ...

The oldest surviving maize types are found in the Mexican highlands where it diversified before moving to the lowlands. Early maize plants were short with one cob (also called ear). Centuries of ...

The early months of 2025 are set to bring financial challenges for South African consumers as forecasts indicate a significant rise in the prices of white maize, a staple food, coupled with an ...