Posts Tagged ‘hybrid corn’
The 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.…
Read MoreThe Corn Whisperer: George Harrison Shull’s Botanical Legacy
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: April 15, 1874 On this day, dear devotees of the garden and aficionados of agricultural innovation, we celebrate the birth of a true botanical revolutionary: George Harrison Shull. Born in 1874, this American botanist would grow to earn the illustrious title of “father of…
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