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.
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