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In 2004, John Doebley identified Balsas teosinte, Zea mays subsp. parviglumis, native to the Balsas River valley in Mexico's southwestern highlands, as the crop wild relative genetically most similar to modern maize. [66] [67] The middle part of the short Balsas River valley is the likely location of early domestication.
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 societies throughout much of the world.
Zea mexicana subsp. luxurians (Durieu & Asch.) Greb. Greb. Zea luxurians , also referred to by the common names Maíz de Monte , [ 1 ] Florida teosinte and Guatemalan teosinte , [ 3 ] is a species of annual flowering plant in the family Poaceae . [ 4 ]
Rye (Secale cereale subsp. cereale) – Secale cereale subsp. dighoricum; Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) – Sorghum arundinaceum and Sorghum halepense [20] Broom millet (Panicum miliaceum) – Panicum fauriei; Wheat (Triticum aestivum) – Einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum) Maize (Zea mays subsp. mays) – Zea diploperennis
Maize, or Zea mays subsp mays, a cultivated subspecies also known as "corn" or "sweet corn" in many English-speaking countries. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Articles relating to Zea, 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 societies throughout much of the world.
The old Apache recipe for making tiswin called for soaking the kernels of maize (Zea mays subsp. mays) until they would sprout and reach a size of 1 ⁄ 2-inch, at which time they are removed from the water and ground into a pulp-like mash. They are then boiled (for several hours) in hot water and strained.
In Indigenous American companion planting, maize (Zea mays), beans (wild beans and vetches [3] spp.), and squash (Cucurbita pepo) are planted close together. The maize and beans are often planted together in mounds formed by hilling soil around the base of the plants each year; squash is typically planted between the mounds. [ 4 ]