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How corn conquered the world | Chris A. Kniesly

How corn conquered the world | Chris A. Kniesly

FromTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing


How corn conquered the world | Chris A. Kniesly

FromTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the exact same type: Yellow Dent #2. This means that humans grow more Yellow Dent #2 than any other plant on the planet. So how did this single variety of this single plant become the biggest success story in agricultural history? Chris Kniesly investigates the rise of this wonder-crop. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson].
Released:
Dec 2, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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TED-Ed's commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED's mission of spreading great ideas. Within TED-Ed's growing library of TED-Ed animations, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed website (ed.ted.com).