Midwest maize: how corn shaped the U.S. heartland
Midwest maize: how corn shaped the U.S. heartland
Midwest maize: how corn shaped the U.S. heartland
Food historian Cynthia Clampitt pens the epic story of what happened when Mesoamerican farmers bred a nondescript grass into a staff of life so prolific, so protean, that it represents nothing less than one of humankind's greatest achievements. Blending history with reportage, s…
Midwest maize: how corn shaped the U.S. heartland
A vital crop's impact on human history, industry, and eating.
Fuel production from non-food biomass: corn stover
Fuel production from non-food biomass: corn stover
"This book explores the status of maize in terms of its production, nutritional composition, biofortification, processing methods, health benefits, maize based products and their storage. It emphasizes the key features of maize grains which makes it an ideal crop for industrial …
"This book explores the status of maize in terms of its production, nutritional composition, biofortification, processing methods, health benefits, maize based products and their storage. It emphasizes the key features of maize grains which makes it an ideal crop for industrial …
Maize is among the most widely spread and widely used crops of the world, used for cereals for over 4 billion humans, as food for farm animals, and as a source material for biofuel production. Yet there are relatively few books on the cropping system of this important crop. This…
Maize is among the most widely spread and widely used crops of the world, used for cereals for over 4 billion humans, as food for farm animals, and as a source material for biofuel production. Yet there are relatively few books on the cropping system of this important crop. This…
Maize is among the most widely spread and widely used crops of the world, used for cereals for over 4 billion humans, as food for farm animals, and as a source material for biofuel production. Yet there are relatively few books on the cropping system of this important crop. This…
Corn in perspective; Corn breeding and genetics; Corn culture; Harvesting, conditioning, and storage; Farm uses of corn; Economics; Kernel structure, composition, and quality; Food uses of corn around the world; Con wet milling industry; Industrial uses of corn starches; Food ap…