Jerry Davis
For Agri-View
Fresh sweetcorn must be the original fruit on a stick. Corn can be eaten without understanding some of the details of sexual reproduction but it’s interesting to weave through the maze and compare it to a tomato or pea pod – both of which do the same process.
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