The Hybrid Corn Miracle, 1991

This video chronicles the development of hybrid seed corn and its role in the amazing productivity of the modern corn plant. Produced for Living History Farms Agricultural Museum (Urbandale, Iowa) by the Media Production Unit of Iowa State University.

[@jamesjenkins3384]

Very well done. Was having trouble understanding the concepts involved in corn hybrid seed development. This video explained everything clearly.

[@SVP884]

JAMES JENKINS Bloody greedy media, not the farmers are going to earn, but you media are earning lakhs and crores for advertising the foreign hybrid/Genetically modified varieties. Actually farmers, land, sellers, consumers all are dying because of the New man made creations gmo(genes interchange with bacteria or virus) and associated chemicals needed to cultivate or grow, and also these new creations can not withstand slightest climatic changes. Why the hell you cheat our Indian farmers and consumers. Don't you love my India?

[@dararithsoun1394]

Very excellent presentation through this video, I am learning now .Thanks

[@StopFear]

Great video. I feel very nostalgic watching a video like this. Feels like I am in high school.
The irony is how many people cry about GMOs today and praise what they call "organic" when there is no real organic by definition.

[@sydneychristine2464]

There is a real organic, and we understand there probably needs to be a balance of organic and gmo but! Because of all the pesticides, many farmers have lost their lives of acute pesticide poisoning. Very dangerous

[@santhoshtrashers9536]

Love from India 🇮🇳

[@shahinreza7304]

It is possible to produce a new hybrid variety by pollinating inside two hybrid varieties?

[@faisalahmed8840]

Yes, possible. It is called double crossed hybrid.

[@nabink.c.5603]

superb one

[@charlesokoma7751]

well explained and i enjoy watching have done several times, have passion in agriculture. can Kenya make something for young farmers?

[@SVP884]

CHARLES OKOMA Bloody greedy media, not the farmers are going to earn, but you media are earning lakhs and crores for advertising the foreign hybrid/Genetically modified varieties. Actually farmers, land, sellers, consumers all are dying because of the New man made creations gmo(genes interchange with bacteria or virus) and associated chemicals needed to cultivate or grow, and also these new creations can not withstand slightest climatic changes. Why the hell you cheat our Indian farmers and consumers. Don't you love my India?

[@tedmichaelgeorge]

Selective breeding is a slow process

[@dietrevich]

This is so silly, there are open pollinated corn varieties that can produce 112 bushels per acre! No hybrid needed.

[@dodgro8342]

what are the downsides of hybrid corn in terms of nutrition?

[@DodongWerkzPh]

BUT THERE IS OTHER WAY OF BREEDING " THE DOUBLE HAPLOID TECHNIQUE "

[@pennie4urthought]

Monsanto is evil!!!!!

[@Everythingforsalepro]

No one knows the key only the ZAPOTECS KNOW