Trace the 9,000 year old history of the domestication of corn, or maize, and its effects on global agriculture. Corn currently accounts for more than one tenth of our global crop production. And over 99% of cultivated corn is the exact same type: Yellow Dent #2. This means that humans grow more Yellow Dent #2 than any other plant on the planet. So how did this single variety of this single plant become the biggest success story in agricultural history? Chris Kniesly investigates the rise of this wonder-crop.

Lesson by Chris A. Kniesly, directed by Artrake Studio.

追溯9,000年来玉米或玉米驯化的历史及其对全球农业的影响。玉米目前占我们全球农作物产量的十分之一以上。超过99％的耕种玉米是完全相同的类型：Yellow Dent＃2。这意味着人类种植的玉米比地球上其他所有作物都要多。那么，这种单一植物的单一品种如何成为农业历史上最大的成功案例呢？ 克里斯·克尼斯利（Chris Kniesly）调查了这种神奇作物的兴起。

由Artrake Studio导演的Chris A. Kniesly讲课。