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- The Domestication of Maize in America - ThoughtCo
Maize was domesticated from the wild plant teosinte in central America around 9,000 years ago The process of maize domestication changed it from a plant with hard seeds to one with soft kernels
- The Origin of Corn: Unraveling the History of a Staple Crop
Corn, also known as maize and Zea mays was domesticated by indigenous peoples in this region thousands of years ago and has a rich history as a staple crop that has deeply influenced societies worldwide
- Corn | History, Cultivation, Uses, Description | Britannica
Corn was first domesticated by native peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago Modern corn is believed to have been derived from the Balsas teosinte (Zea mays parviglumis), a wild grass
- Maize - Wikipedia
Europeans who were accustomed to the names "wheat corn", "barley corn", and "rye corn" for other small-seeded cereal grains referred to the unique American grain maize as "Indian corn "
- A Brief History of Corn – From Domestication to 1995
The domestication of corn from teosinte was accomplished by the inhabitants of the area These ancient corn breeders practiced selective breeding techniques by saving seed from the plants that had desired traits and replanting the seeds for the next harvest season
- Rethinking the Corny History of Maize - Smithsonian Magazine
Maize domestication, the commonly accepted theory goes, happened in the Balsas River Valley of south-central Mexico
- Ancient DNA Continues To Rewrite Corn’s 9,000-Year Society-Shaping . . .
Humans first started selectively breeding corn’s wild ancestor teosinte around 9,000 years ago in Mexico, but partially domesticated varieties of the crop did not reach the rest of Central and South America for another 1,500 and 2,000 years, respectively
- What Is the Origin of Maize? From Teosinte to Corn
Once domesticated, maize migrated out of its center of origin in Mesoamerica, spreading both north and south across the Americas Archaeological evidence indicates that maize reached the highlands of Ecuador at least 8,000 years ago and was present in Panama by 5,500 BCE
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