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Biology
Mexico successfully breeds drought-tolerant corn varieties
Scientists from the Mexican National Institute of Advanced Research (CINVESTAV) have recently bred and successfully tested new varieties of maize, which are 20% more dro…
Biology
Mexican people planted corn 10,000 years ago
The ancestor of the original corn plant grows wild in completely different Mexico, the modern plant is the most important food source in the world. While the evidence ob…
Scientific application
Techniques for growing hybrid corn seeds BIOSEED 9696
Corn plants can be grown year-round, during the dry season and the rainy season. However, the following issues should be noted: - There must be enough irrigation water i…
Videos
Video: A close-up of the process of changing corn seeds to popcorn
The test video of the Warped Perception YouTube channel will show the whole process of changing from corn grain to popcorn with extremely slow rotation speed.
Science invention
The corn grain separator and creative student
Trinh Van Duc, a student of class 12A5 of Hau Loc 2 and Thanh Hoa high schools, has built a continuous corn seeding machine that saves electricity and releases labor.