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Caption for October 2015 AgResearch magazine article, "National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research." Scientists in ARS are investigating new procedures for separating out the components in corn kernels.
Caption for October 2008 AgResearch magazine article, "“Power Plants” Prevail at the National Arboretum." Corn (Zea mays). Maize was domesticated about 9,000 years ago from a wild Mexican ancestor, teosinte. Ethanol produced from corn grain is perhaps the best known contender in biofuels development and is already widely available in the United States.
Photo by Stephen Ausmus.
