Agriculture
- Corn
Corn fieldThe most important cereal in the Western Hemisphere, corn is used as human food (ranking third in the world), as live-stock feed, and for industrial purposes. Corn (Zea mays) is a coarse, annual plant of the grass (Gramineae) family. It ranges...
- Maize - Cultivation Process
The highest weight of maize crop production have found that as compared to rice and wheat. Maize in the spring crop planting is done that this season of rain may reap. Rain for the crops, so much as Maize is sensitive to drought are important. Generally,...
- Maize - A Major Crop In The World
Introduction for maize : A very long and interesting history behind this is Maize. There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of maize in different cultures. Maize is considered a human invention, as the plant naturally can not exist....
- Corn Belt
"It's been 28 degrees for about an hour in north-central Iowa. In the low-lying areas, it has a coating of frost. I would call it a killing frost there," says Agriculture.com Marketing Talk senior contributor BA Deere. "My corn is black layered, beans...
- Monsanto Bets On Biotech To Feed Growing Demand
With increasing population, rising purchasing power, growing food consumption and changing dietary habits, how would the world feed itself, say, 20 years from now? Monsanto Company believes it has the answer. The route to feeding the world is through...
Agriculture
Types of Maize
Maize is a important agronomic crop. It is grow all over the world through the year round. It is main food of many countries. Production of maize or corn is increasing day by day in world because of it's various uses. Maize not only use as a staple food but also used as poultry feed, fish feed, dairy feed etc. After harvesting maize the maize plant is used as compost or mulching material or dairy feed.
Maze can be classified on base of endosperm. In this type they are 7 types.
1. Dent Corn : It's external appearance is as teeth due to groove created by drying of soft starch. Grain color yellow, white or reddish. Various types of food is prepared from it's flour. Corn chips is produced from this maize.
2. Flint Corn : It's grain surface is round, hard grain, insect resistant, low plant height, grain arranged in 8 rows, narrow cob. Pop corn is produced from flint corn. This corn is better for making hominy. Is is staple food of America.
3. Sweet Corn : It's grains are wrinkled, higher sugar content. It is roasted to consume when it is in immature stage. Cooked sweet corn provides anti-cancer properties by increasing ferulic acid level in our body.
4. Pop Corn : It is known to all. Grain size small, hard grain, used as popping,grain color yellow, sometimes reddish, bluish or brownish, lower plant height etc are the characteristics of this crop.
5. Flour Corn : This type is suitable for flour preparation. Grain color is white or bluish.
6. Waxy Corn : It's grain is soft, look like white candle after breaking. Various waxy products are produced from it.
7. Pod Corn : It's each grain is covered by husk so it is not suitable for commercial cultivation. It is a wild variety of maize. So it is used for breeding material.
Maze can be classified on base of endosperm. In this type they are 7 types.
2. Flint Corn : It's grain surface is round, hard grain, insect resistant, low plant height, grain arranged in 8 rows, narrow cob. Pop corn is produced from flint corn. This corn is better for making hominy. Is is staple food of America.
3. Sweet Corn : It's grains are wrinkled, higher sugar content. It is roasted to consume when it is in immature stage. Cooked sweet corn provides anti-cancer properties by increasing ferulic acid level in our body.
4. Pop Corn : It is known to all. Grain size small, hard grain, used as popping,grain color yellow, sometimes reddish, bluish or brownish, lower plant height etc are the characteristics of this crop.
5. Flour Corn : This type is suitable for flour preparation. Grain color is white or bluish.
6. Waxy Corn : It's grain is soft, look like white candle after breaking. Various waxy products are produced from it.
7. Pod Corn : It's each grain is covered by husk so it is not suitable for commercial cultivation. It is a wild variety of maize. So it is used for breeding material.
- Corn
Corn fieldThe most important cereal in the Western Hemisphere, corn is used as human food (ranking third in the world), as live-stock feed, and for industrial purposes. Corn (Zea mays) is a coarse, annual plant of the grass (Gramineae) family. It ranges...
- Maize - Cultivation Process
The highest weight of maize crop production have found that as compared to rice and wheat. Maize in the spring crop planting is done that this season of rain may reap. Rain for the crops, so much as Maize is sensitive to drought are important. Generally,...
- Maize - A Major Crop In The World
Introduction for maize : A very long and interesting history behind this is Maize. There are many stories and legends concerning the origin of maize in different cultures. Maize is considered a human invention, as the plant naturally can not exist....
- Corn Belt
"It's been 28 degrees for about an hour in north-central Iowa. In the low-lying areas, it has a coating of frost. I would call it a killing frost there," says Agriculture.com Marketing Talk senior contributor BA Deere. "My corn is black layered, beans...
- Monsanto Bets On Biotech To Feed Growing Demand
With increasing population, rising purchasing power, growing food consumption and changing dietary habits, how would the world feed itself, say, 20 years from now? Monsanto Company believes it has the answer. The route to feeding the world is through...