How corn conquered the world Chris A. Kniesly

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Dec 2, 201900:05:00Education

Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the exact same type: Yellow Dent . This means that humans grow more Yellow Dent than any other plant on th...

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