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Corn Domestication

Patrick Byrne Domestication of corn from its wild ancestor teosinte occurred in Mexico about 8,000 years ago. This video …

Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the plant breeding practice known as recurrent selection, a cyclical process of …

Meagan Schipanski This video describes dent corn, a highly productive crop grown primarily for carbohydrates for livestock feed and …

Patrick Byrne This video explains and illustrates the concept of hybrid vigor, the improved performance of offspring compared to …

Patrick Byrne Landraces are traditional varieties selected by farmers for adaptation to local conditions and food preferences. These varieties …

Patrick Byrne This video presents the wild ancestor of the tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) and the domesticated form of …

Patrick Byrne This video describes several crops in the genus Phaseolus: common bean (P. vulgaris), scarlet runner bean (P. …

Patrick Byrne This video describes three legumes that are of relatively minor importance globally, but may be very significant …

Patrick Byrne This video describes the importance of soybeans for oil, livestock feed, and food products (including edamame), and …

Patrick Byrne This short video introduces the legume or pea family, one of the world’s most important families of …