Maize information

I tried to do this last week but apparently I'm having my own issues navigating iNaturalist as I don't see the post I thought I had published.

At any rate, there were questions in the biodiversity content session about the history of maize/corn. Here are a few websites that range from interesting background info to more specific crop management techniques. The development of agricultural products is a fascinating story and an interesting way to explore genetic diversity and our exploitation of it in certain taxa. Maize is a good entry point.

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/science/25creature.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rethinking-corny-history-maize-180971038/
http://www.farmwest.com/node/31
http://www.utne.com/environment/history-of-seeds-plant-domestication-ze0z1208zwar.aspx

Posted on 14 May, 2020 16:51 by tiapinney