That Pawnee corn thread
As one of those who prefers not to visit some social sites unless I need to, let’s see whether this works. Unrolled thread from @AgBioWorld
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Attentive readers who remember our series of posts on the resurrection of Pawnee corn from almost 10 years ago may be interested in this recent Twitter thread from Prof. C.S Prakash. Amazing story of the revival of Pawnee Eagle Corn – Grown by native Americans, thought to be extinct. One family had saved last 50 …
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Really stunning video on plant taxonomy through the ages. Growers often get cannabis taxonomy wrong. Where’s the video on that? Kale or steak? Why not both? Enterprising pupils make beer from oats/sorghum breakfast cereal. Can always do with more news on Pawnee corn. Let them eat Salicornia. Australian Seed Bank Partnership organizing a National Seed …
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Mike Listman revives the discussion on Pawnee corn: A colleague at CIMMYT has suggested a possible linkage with Mexican native maize varieties, more of the tropical rather than temperate corn belt type (possibly why the Pawnee materials might not have prospered at Oklahoma day-lengths…) You could possibly confirm the Aztec-Pawnee linkage through a quick comparative …
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Tony IDs some Pawnee Corn: The center ear on the left picture appears to be the Pawnee Blue flour, a blue-black flour corn with ears 8″ to 10″ long, usually 8 rowed, plants 6′ to 8′ tall, 110 day variety. The center ear in the right picture looks like Pawnee Red Flour corn, color light …