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Bookmark or Share- Maize - WikipediaMaize / 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 about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture.
- Maize - Zea mays - KewMaize, corn, or sweetcorn is the most grown cereal in the whole world by weight. In 2021, the world produced over 1.2 billion tonnes of maize for use in everything from food, drink, fuel, and even fish bait.
- Corn | History, Cultivation, Uses, & Description | BritannicaGenetically engineered corn (maize) A field of genetically engineered corn (maize). (more) Many industrial and feedstock varieties of corn are genetically modified organisms (GMOs) engineered for resistance to the herbicide glyphosate or to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to kill specific insect pests.
- Corn vs. Maize, What's the Difference? - Gardening ChannelMaize is used to refer to the food crop, especially prior to harvesting. A farmer is growing maize, and will eventually harvest maize to sell on the market as corn. Maize can refer to what is grown in the field, whereas corn refers to the harvested product, or the food at the market or on your dinner plate.
- Maize - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMaize is a leafy stalk whose kernels have seeds inside. It is an angiosperm , which means that its seeds are enclosed inside a fruit or shell. It is has long been a staple food by many people in Mexico , Central and South America and parts of Africa .
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