Native maize varieties. Technician holding a native maize (Zea mays) cob grown in Jalayit State, Mexico. This ear exceeds 30cm in length and is from o

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Native maize varieties. Technician holding a native maize (Zea mays) cob grown in Jalayit State, Mexico. This ear exceeds 30cm in length and is from one of the best known varieties of corn that were first cultivated 7000 years ago from the wild teosinte maize plant. Photographed at the CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre) Texcoco, Mexico.

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