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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...