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 | | Corn, a New World Plant | | by Roger Harris, Jun 12, 2008 | | This major food crop was not known outside the Americas until Europeans found one of the favorite crops of the American Indians. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Corn Stalks as Fuel Alternative | | by aes, May 15, 2008 | | Thus, he developed a patented pretreatment process for biomass, the Ammonia Fiber Expansion (AFEX), which works on the breakdown of cellulose. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 8 |
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 | | Corn: The Miracle Crop of the Modern World | | by Bren Parks, Nov 20, 2007 | | Corn is used for so many different things that it can only be considered the miracle crop of the modern world. The amazing thing is that it is now being used as a renewable fuel source and even to make biodegradable plastic. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | The World's Silent Battle Without Guns | | by beauley, Apr 24, 2008 | | Since the very beginning of all agriculture on earth, man has been plagued with insects which have cut short our bountiful harvests. True, droughts have also been the cause of a much lowered harvest, but the farmer found they were able to control pests from devouring a large quantity of what had been planted using pesticides...And now comes Genetic Modification(GM) of our seed. | | Comments(4) Liked It: 4 |
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