A report on Maize
Maize (Zea mays subsp.
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Poaceae
8 linksLarge and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
Large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses.
The Poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals.
Barley
8 linksMajor cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.
Major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally.
In 2017, barley was ranked fourth among grains in quantity produced (149 e6t) behind maize, rice and wheat.
Seed
6 linksEmbryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve.
Embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve.
The term "seed" also has a general meaning that antedates the above – anything that can be sown, e.g. "seed" potatoes, "seeds" of corn or sunflower "seeds".
Cassava
6 linksWoody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America.
Woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America.
Cassava is the third-largest source of food carbohydrates in the tropics, after rice and maize.
Biofuel
5 linksFuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil.
Fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil.
Bioethanol is an alcohol made by fermentation, mostly from carbohydrates produced in sugar or starch crops such as corn, sugarcane, or sweet sorghum. Cellulosic biomass, derived from non-food sources, such as trees and grasses, is also being developed as a feedstock for ethanol production. Ethanol can be used as a fuel for vehicles in its pure form (E100), but it is usually used as a gasoline additive to increase octane ratings and improve vehicle emissions.
Pre-Columbian era
7 linksIn the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.
They grew maize and other crops intensively, participated in an extensive trade network and had a complex stratified society.
Columbian exchange
5 linksThe widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the late 15th and following centuries.
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the late 15th and following centuries.
American crops such as maize, potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, cassava, sweet potatoes, and chili peppers became important crops around the world.
Popcorn
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Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion.
Flint corn
4 linksFlint corn (Zea mays var.
Flint corn (Zea mays var.
indurata; also known as Indian corn or sometimes calico corn) is a variant of maize, the same species as common corn.