White Maize seed

LATIN NAME: ZEA MAYS

COMMON NAME: White Maize

The white maize cobs the tall, sturdy stalks with the long, arching, green leaves and the tassel at the top that sheds the pollen, the plump, white-kerneled cobs forming in the leaf axils and ripening through the late summer, each cob wrapped in the green husks with the silks at the tip. The stalks grow fast and strong, and the cobs fill out evenly. It likes the sun, and the rich, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the grass family, the maize has a long, staple record in the studies of the grain crops, and the white-kerneled forms appear in the research on the kernel starch and the cob setting. The food scientists value the soft, white meal, while the agronomists note the tall, sturdy growth that fills the cobs evenly. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the traditional grain and the milling maize keep the forms in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the sunny field and the large garden, the white maize cobs the stalks with the white grain. The kernels serve the meal, the tortillas and the polenta for the ages, the young cobs serve the fresh eating, and the stalks feed the stock after the harvest. It grows well in the rich, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Tall, sturdy and grain-generous.

To grow the White Maize from seed,

Press the seeds into the deep, rich drills of the open bed, then cover them well, keep the drills moist, and the seedlings show themselves within a week or two

Keep the drills gently watered, and thin the seedlings to the strong stalks. The white cobs come within the season.

. Plant the young stalks in the sunny, rich, moist ground, and the white cobs will fill the late summer over the years.

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