A report on Maize
Maize (Zea mays subsp.
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Animal feed
2 linksFood given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry.
Food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry.
The two most important feed grains are maize and soybean, and the United States is by far the largest exporter of both, averaging about half of the global maize trade and 40% of the global soya trade in the years leading up the 2012 drought.
Dietary fiber
7 linksPortion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes.
Portion of plant-derived food that cannot be completely broken down by human digestive enzymes.
wheat and corn bran
Illinois
5 linksState in the Midwestern United States.
State in the Midwestern United States.
Agriculture, particularly corn and soybeans, as well as educational institutions and manufacturing centers, figure prominently in Central Illinois.
Barbara McClintock
1 linksAmerican scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
There she started her career as the leader of the development of maize cytogenetics, the focus of her research for the rest of her life.
Crop wild relative
2 linksWild plant closely related to a domesticated plant.
Wild plant closely related to a domesticated plant.
Farmers have used traditional breeding methods for millennia, wild maize (Zea mexicana) is routinely grown alongside maize to promote natural crossing and improve yields.
Ear (botany)
1 linksAn ear is the grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant, such as wheat or maize.
Tamale
4 linksA tamale, in Spanish tamal, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf.
Cultigen
1 linksPlant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial selection.
Plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans; it is the result of artificial selection.
The traditional method of scientific naming is under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, and many of the most important cultigens, like maize (Zea mays) and banana (Musa acuminata), are so named.
Herbicide
2 linksHerbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds.
Herbicides, also commonly known as weedkillers, are substances used to control undesired plants, also known as weeds.
It allowed for greatly enhanced weed control in wheat, maize (corn), rice, and similar cereal grass crops, because it kills dicots (broadleaf plants), but not most monocots (grasses).