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Monday, February 11, 2013

Maize (corn)

             Maize (corn) (Zea mays), is a tall, large-grain, grain plant domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain the grain, which are seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a starch. The maize plant is often 2.5 m (meters) (8 ft) in height, though some natural strains can grow 12 m (40 ft). The stem has the appearance of a bamboo cane and is composed of commonly 20 internodes of 18 cm (7 in) length. A leaf grows from each node, which is generally 9 cm (3.5 in) in width and 120 cm (4 ft) in length. 
            Maize is classified as various subspecies: Flour corn (Zea mays var. amylacea), Popcorn (Zea mays var. everta), Dent corn (Zea mays var. indentata), Flint corn (Zea mays var. indurata), Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata and Zea mays var. rugosa), Waxy corn (Zea mays var. ceratina), Amylomaize (Zea mays), Pod corn (Zea mays var. tunicata Larrañaga ex A. St. Hil.), Striped maize (Zea mays var. japonica).

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