Ancient farmers grew modern maize, according to reports in New Scientist, 22 Nov 2003, p21 and Science vol 302, p1206, 14 Nov 2003. Cultivated maize (corn on the cob) is believed to be derived from a wild plant named teosinte. Teosinte is a branched plant with small kernels that are not very nutritious to humans. […]
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Genetic Study of Wheat
A genetic study of wheat indicates that wheat was first cultivated in the mountains of southeast Turkey. A group of European researchers from Norway and Germany compared DNA from varieties of einkorn wheat a type of wheat that grows wild in the Middle East and has also been cultivated. Elsewhere the best match between the […]