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Summary Of: Maizemaize spread to the rest of the world... Maize is the most widely grown crop in the Americas... While some maize varieties grow up to 7 metres... most commercially grown maize has been bred for a height of 2... Maize stems superficially resemble... Maize has a very distinct growth form... Certain varieties of maize have been bred to produce many additional developed ears... maize yields more flour... Immature maize shoots accumulate a powerful antibiotic substance... also responsible for the relative resistance of immature maize to the European corn borer... Many forms of maize are used for food... Maize has 10 chromosomes... Some of the maize chromosomes have what are known as... Maize is still an important... Genetic data describing the maize mutant stocks as well as myriad other data about maize genetics can be accessed at... the Maize Genetics and Genomics Database... two or more domestications either of a wild maize or of a teosinte... Paul Mangelsdorf suggested that domesticated maize was the result of a hybridization event between an unknown wild maize and a species... in the origins of maize has been refuted by modern... have proceeded without leaving remains of teosinte or maize with teosintoid traits until ca... The domestication of maize is of particular interest to researchers... Recent genetic evidence suggests that maize domestication occurred 9... The wild teosinte most similar to modern maize grows in the area of the... maize diversity rapidly increased and archaeological teosinte was first deposited... maize began to spread widely and rapidly... Maize was the staple food... Maize formed the Mesoamerican people... maize cultivation spread from... Maize output in 2005... Maize output in 2005... Maize output in 2005... hybrids readily made by intercrossing teosinte and modern maize suggest that this objection is not well... indicated that the rise in maize cultivation 500 to 1... Maize is widely cultivated throughout the world... and a greater weight of maize is produced each year than any other grain... of maize were planted worldwide... in the temperate zones maize must be planted in the spring... maize is a considerably more water... Maize is most sensitive to drought at the time of silk emergence... Maize was planted by the... Modern technique plants maize in rows which allows for cultivation while the plant is young... Many of the maize varieties grown in the United States and Canada are hybrids... most maize in North America was harvested by hand... Few modern farms store maize in this manner... When maize was first introduced outside of the Americas it was generally welcomed with enthusiasm by farmers... to increase the lysine and tryptophan content of maize to some extent... Since maize had been introduced into the diet of non... the reliance on maize elsewhere was often tragic... The development of high lysine maize and the promotion of a more balanced diet has also contributed to its demise... Exotic varieties of maize are collected to add genetic diversity when selectively breeding new domestic strains... Exotic varieties of maize are collected to add genetic diversity when selectively breeding new domestic strains... Exotic varieties of maize are collected to add... The susceptibility of maize to the European corn borer... Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus... Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus... the primary use for maize is as a feed for... Grain alcohol from maize is traditionally the source of... of maize among the commercial agreements of... the price of maize in Mexico fell 70... Maize can also be prepared as... Maize is relatively cheap and home... heating furnaces have been developed which use maize kernels as a fuel... An unusual use for maize is to create a... The idea of a maize maze was introduced by... The rapid growth of a field of maize allows a maze to be laid out using... start of a growing season and for the maize to grow tall enough to obstruct a visitor... Maize is increasingly used as a... Maize is also used as... Maize has been an essential crop in the... Maize represented anthropomorphically as well as naturally... maize itself is sometimes used for temporary architectural detailing when the intent is to celebrate local... which utilizes cobs of colored maize to implement a design that is recycled annually... Maize Quest Fun Park... Maize Genetics and Genomics Database project... The Maize Genome Sequence Browser... International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center... Maize research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture... Tropical maize could become biofuel... Articles on maize written by Cristina Barros and Marco Buenrostro at their...Encyclodia Page On: Maize |
