Posts Tagged ‘corn hybrids’
George Shull, the father of hybrid corn and agricultural innovation
The Father of Hybrid Corn Today newspapers announced the retirement of the “father of hybrid corn,” George Shull. An Ohio farm kid, George was a noted botanist who taught at Princeton University for 27 years. George’s work resulted in a one hundred and fifty million-dollar increase in the value of US corn as a result…
Read MoreThe Corn Professor’s Silent Fortune: George Shull’s Retirement
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 9, 1942 On this day, dear readers, society columns and agricultural gazettes alike buzzed with news that would scarcely ruffle the petticoats of the fashionable set, yet sent tremors through America’s breadbasket.…
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