For the past three years, she's also grown different varieties of colored corn for Somavat's work. "We're identifying the best varieties and providing feedback she uses to decide which varieties ...

By replacing synthetic dyes with natural extracts from colored corn, ... even explored the insect-repellent properties of pigments and phytochemical compounds from different colored corn varieties.

Pollen from white corn will not affect yellow or bi-color cultivars. Isolation can be achieved by planting different types at least 250 feet apart; however, this is not a practical option for most ...

It takes 250,000 ears of colored corn to build these murals each year. However, due to the extremely dry weather, growers haven’t harvested their usual haul.

Somavat's team even explored the insect-repellent properties of pigments and phytochemical compounds from different colored corn varieties. Early findings suggest that the chemicals found in ...