Zea
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| Origin: | ✈ | C. America |
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Zea > |
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Corn, or maize, is the only domesticated taxon in the genus Zea. Strong upright stems with broad, smooth, strap-like leaves. Male flowers are at tops of stems, female flowers grow from leaf axils, with solid spathe-like core enclosed within the leaves, in summer. Fruit forms as massed grains around the core in late summerÐautumn.
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Adaptable to most type of soil. Place in open position with sun.
Propagation
Seed.
Pests and diseases
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Species
Z. diploperennis
Z. luxurians
Z. mays ssp. huehuetenangensis
Z. mays ssp. mays (corn, maize)
Z. mays ssp. mexicana
Z. mays ssp. parviglumis
Z. nicaraguensis
Z. perennis
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References
External links
- w:Zea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zea QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
