He is known for his experiments that led to the development of hybrid corn.
Traditional genetic modification of foods has given us hybrid corn, broccoflower and lean pork, to name a few familiar examples.
The company was best known for its leading role in the development of hybrid corn and for its "winged ear" logo.
Its early ancestors are the tractor, pesticides and hybrid corn.
Never heard you say nothing against hybrid corn.
Studies by biologists led farmers such as Henry A. Wallace to use genetic biology to create hybrid corn in the 1920s.
Wallace experimented with breeding high-yielding hybrid corn, and wrote a good number of publications on agriculture.
At the time approximately 90% of hybrid corn used in the United States contained this gene.
He wanted to grow hybrid corn.
He was one of the pioneers in the development of hybrid corn.