Maize
C.N: 20 (Diploid)
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zea
Species: Z. mays
Introduction:
Maize, is the world's 3rd leading cereal crop, following wheat and rice. USA produces nearly 40% of the total world’s production and it is also the staple food of Americans. After the America, largest corn producing country, are the People's Republic of China & Brazil. Corn is the leading cereal in USA, with ordinary production 3 times that of triticum aestivum. Maize is the principal food particle in Mexico, America, South America, and is important as a food grain southern Africa & China. In the USA, maize is used basically as a feed for livestock and for manufacturing products. Corn is a naturally cross pollinated. The major contributions to maize development during the 20th century have been a technique for breeding hybrid corn and improvement of the frame for large scale, industrial production of hybrid seed, and genetic makeup improvements in the maize plant that add to its increased production, it is suitable that a system for breeding hybrid corn is the leading involvement of USA scientists in plant breeding.
Origin and geographical distribution of Maize: . The corn plant is native to America and staple food grain of Americans. Corn was cultivated from about 8000 years ago and no longer accomplished of survival in its wild form. Early Americans developed high-yielding, open-pollinated varieties adapted to the central Corn Belt and the eastern, southern regions of the USA. Recent co...
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Bio-fuel:
Maize is gradually used as a feed stock for the production of ethanol fuel. Ethanol is mixed with gasoline to decrease the amount of contaminants emitted when used to fuel motor vehicles.
Chemicals:
Starch obtained from maize can also be transformed into plastics, fabrics, adhesives, and other chemical food stuffs.
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