Baby corn, essentially unfertilized young ears of corn, is a specialty food gaining interest for its high nutrition and low-calorie count. It also has significant economic value as a quick-turnaround cash crop with a global market. Currently Thailand is the largest producer of baby corn, with an estimated annual value of $64 million.
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From left, Iowa State University biotechnologist Keunsub Lee with maize geneticist Siddique Aboobucker look at maturing corn with the stunted silk mutation growing in the Iowa State University greenhouse.
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