Grains form the base of diets around the world and each one has many benefits. This ancient grain packs a nutritional punch ...

There were wild turkeys in North America in the 1620s, so there could have been turkeys at the first harvest festival, but ...

Insects that feed on starch can find veritable feasts in corn, pea, and bean crops or warehouses. It is no coincidence that the ancestors of these commercial plants developed α-amylase inhibitor ...

Shorter corn is taking root in the Midwest as farmers test new hybrids that are more resilient, can be planted more efficiently and result in a larger harvest.

Corn was domesticated from its ancestor teosinte in central Mexico beginning about 9,000 years ago by humans selectively breeding the wild plant, transforming its small, hard-shelled kernels into the ...

This figure from the paper shows the evolution of root types from teosinte to modern corn over the last 10 000 years, simulated using the modeling program OpenSimRoot, which was developed by ...

Handmade masa, a staple of authentic Mexican cuisine, has found a home in Dallas at El Carlos Elegante. With a concentration seemingly akin to devotion, María Guadalupe Andrade’s hands plunge into the ...

There is nothing quite like a good tortilla. Unfortunately, almost no one in the U.S. has ever had a good, authentic tortilla—handmade, still warm from the comal it’s been cooked on, from landrace ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. MEXICO CITY • A ban on planting genetically modified corn in Mexico is likely to continue for years as a slow-moving legal battle ...