Purple corn, commonly known as maiz morado, has more antioxidants than blueberries. Researchers at the University of Missouri are trying to grow a similar corn here in the United States. Missouri is ...

University of Missouri researchers and a collaborator from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are studying and adapting a purple corn known as Maiz Morado, which not ...

For the past four years, MU researchers have been changing the color of corn to see whether purple breeds can provide potential health benefits. Working with a dark purple South American variety known ...

Twin Cities musician Prince achieved success with his Purple Rain album. Now a Twin Cities-area company has big hopes for its purple corn. "Everybody that sees it goes, 'Wow, that's really something,' ...

The waxed gray cardboard box, about 2.5 feet long, 18 inches wide and a foot deep, was delivered to our “Organic Gardening” magazine office one day in July, 1976 — the United States Bicentennial. I ...

Missouri is one of the top producers of corn in the United States, and researchers are hoping to add to the varieties of corn grown at home, including purple corn. Purple corn, commonly known as maiz ...