/ Domestication Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en /news/mixed-origin-made-maize-successful <p><span><span><span>Maize is one of the world’s most widely grown crops. It is used for both human and animal foods and holds great cultural significance, especially for Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Yet despite its importance, the origins of the grain have been hotly debated for more than a century. Now new research, published Dec. 1 in Science, shows that all modern maize descends from a hybrid created just over 5,000 years ago in central Mexico, thousands of years after the plant was first domesticated. </span></span></span></p> November 30, 2023 - 11:00am Andy Fell /news/mixed-origin-made-maize-successful /news/carrot-genome-paints-picture-domestication-could-help-improve-crops <p>The genetic basis of carrots' color and nutritional richness is revealed by a genome sequencing study, involving ºÙºÙÊÓƵ researchers and led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The findings should help plant breeders develop improved carrot varieties.</p> May 09, 2016 - 10:26am Patricia Bailey /news/carrot-genome-paints-picture-domestication-could-help-improve-crops