Crops
Short corn grows up: 6-foot hybrids promise less lodging, flexible roots and the same ears
Bayer expects 80% of its corn portfolio to be short-statured by 2040, Corteva plans demos in 2027, and Purdue trials show conventionally bred short hybrids matching tall ones in 2025 — with roots up to 30% more flexible, higher optimum seeding rates and a 369-bushel contest yield from an Indiana gro