When Chris Mujjabi found an envelope marked ‘Kitale Synthetic’ in a cold storage room at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the corn breeder knew he had stumbled on something special. He had gone looking for exotic germplasm that could improve yield or weed tolerance in his latest organic hybrids, but instead he found a connection to his past and his community.
Rediscovered seeds unite community
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Chris Mujjabi poses with his white corn.
Kasooli Party attendees rank three white corn hybrids against American sweet corn.
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