The apex of the stem ends in the tassel, an inflorescence of male flowers; these are separate from the female flowers but borne on the same plant ( monoecy). When the tassel is mature and conditions are suitably warm and dry, anthers on the tassel dehisce and release pollen. Maize pollen is anemophilous (dispersed by wind), and because of its large settling velocity, most pollen falls within a few meters of the tassel. [57] Primary sequencing of the maize genome was completed in 2008. [86] In 2009, the consortium published results of its sequencing effort. [87] The genome, 85% of which is composed of transposons, was found to contain 32,540 genes (By comparison, the human genome contains about 2.9 billion bases and 26,000 genes). Much of the maize genome has been duplicated and reshuffled by helitrons—group of rolling circle transposons. [88] Head, John W. (November 25, 2016). International Law and Agroecological Husbandry: Building legal foundations for a new agriculture. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-44650-9. Sadza | Traditional Porridge From Zimbabwe | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com . Retrieved 2022-05-06. A biomass gasification power plant in Strem near Güssing, Burgenland, Austria, began in 2005. There is potential that diesel can be created from the biogas by the Fischer Tropsch method. [156]

Karl, J.R. (January 2012). "The Maximum Leaf Number of the Maize Subspecies" (PDF). The Maize Genetics Cooperation Newsletter. 86: 4. ISSN 1090-4573. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved July 5, 2013. Researchers sequence genome of maize, a key crop". Reuters. February 26, 2008 . Retrieved October 6, 2014.Solaimalai, A.; Anantharaju, P.; Irulandi, S.; Theradimani, M. (May 10, 2020). Maize Crop: Improvement, Production, Protection and Post Harvest Technology. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-17695-7. In 1939, George Beadle demonstrated that the kernels of teosinte are readily "popped" for human consumption, like modern popcorn. [117] Some have argued it would have taken too many generations of selective breeding to produce large, compressed ears for efficient cultivation. However, studies of the hybrids readily made by intercrossing teosinte and modern maize suggest this objection is not well founded. [ citation needed] Spreading to the north Difference Between Cornmeal and Corn Flour". Compare the Difference Between Similar Terms. 29 April 2014 . Retrieved 2022-05-04. An 2002 study by Matsuoka et al.. has demonstrated that, rather than the multiple independent domestications model, all maize arose from a single domestication in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago. The study also demonstrated that the oldest surviving maize types are those of the Mexican highlands. Later, maize spread from this region over the Americas along two major paths. This is consistent with a model based on the archaeological record suggesting that maize diversified in the highlands of Mexico before spreading to the lowlands. [15] [16]

Made into bread, as in corn fritters, cornbread, hushpuppies, jonnycakes, or spoonbread [68] [69] [70] maize, n. (and adj.)". Oxford English Dictionary (Onlineed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.) Bird, Junius (1946). "The Alacaluf". In Steward, Julian H. (ed.). Handbook of South American Indians. Bulletin 143. Vol.I. –Bureau of American Ethnology. pp.55–79.Maize pollen dated to 7,300 B.P. from San Andres, Tabasco, on the Caribbean coast has also been recovered. [114] Jaina Island ceramic statuette of the young Maya Maize God emerging from an ear of corn, 600–900 A.D. Jugenheimer, Robert W. (1958). "Agr. Dev. Paper #62". Hybrid Maize Breeding and Seed Production. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations. a b c d e Hough, Josh; Williamson, Robert J.; Wright, Stephen I. (November 23, 2013). "Patterns of Selection in Plant Genomes". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 44 (1): 31–49. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-110512-135851.

A maize stalk with two ripe ears is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 1 lipa coin, minted since 1993. [177] Dolores Piperno, The Origins of Plant Cultivation and Domestication in the New World Tropics: Patterns, Process, and New Developments [14] anamur-- I don't know about insects, but polenta meal does protect against fungi in the garden. I use it in the spring, I just sprinkle it around my plants. Stigmas from female maize flowers, popularly called corn silk, are sold as herbal supplements. [ citation needed]Keep stirring with a whisk or a wooden spoon until the maize meal mixture begins to boil and bubble. After let cook for about 2 minutes. Section II: Food Commodity Fact Sheets". Commodities Reference Guide. USAID. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17 . Retrieved 2013-10-26. Grontol – traditional meal from Central Java area of Indonesia made from boiled corn kernels that have been soaked overnight, and mixed with steamed grated coconut.