Maize / m eɪ z / (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico …

Zea is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. The best-known species is Z. mays (variously called maize, corn, or Indian corn), one of the most important crops for human …

2025年2月26日 · Corn is a tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) that is widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds. The seeds, which are also known as corn, are used as food …

Zea mays, commonly known as corn, is a widely cultivated cereal grain in the USDA Plants Database.

About Zea mays. Maize or Zea mays had the highest world-wide production of all grain crops in 2019. Although a food staple in many regions of the world, most is used for animal feed and …

Maize is one of the Three Sisters, a traditional indigenous American planting technique that also uses squash (Cucurbita pepo) and beans (such as Phaseolus vulgaris) to encourage the …

Zea, genus of five species of large grasses of the family Poaceae, native to Mexico and Mesoamerica. The best-known species is corn, or maize (Zea mays mays), which was derived …

Plant in full sun, in fertile, well-drained soil. Several rules apply to insure an adequate corn crop: Corn is wind pollinated, and to insure adequate pollination, sow seeds in several rows to form …

Corn, scientifically known as Zea mays or maize, on average, possesses a 4% fat content, with corn oil being particularly rich in linoleic acid.

Zea mays ssp. mays is a cultivated, annual grass that originated in Mexico. It is now widely planted around the world for its grain. Corn is often called maize, a Spanish corruption of one …