Fig 1 - uploaded by Sowndarya Karapareddy
Content may be subject to copyright.
A-Teosinte ear (Left), B-Ear from the F1 hybrid of a cross between teosinte and corn 1 (Middle), CCorn ear (Right).

A-Teosinte ear (Left), B-Ear from the F1 hybrid of a cross between teosinte and corn 1 (Middle), CCorn ear (Right).

Source publication
Article
Full-text available
A debate of plant biotechnology can begin with reviewing traditional agriculture and what human has did with the food for thousands of years. It is important to be aware of that we are practicing genetic modification of food for thousands of years. We have been using methods like wide crosses, radiation breeding, and conventional breeding to improv...

Context in source publication

Context 1
... is fascinating to compare the teosinte an original ancestor of corn, with hybrid seed corn. Teosinte has a tiny cob with a few kernels and remarkable variations were observed when we compared to modern field corn has been attained using traditional breeding methods (Fig.1). ...