Zea mays

How to use it

Maize is cultivated globally as a major cereal grain crop. Historically, Native Americans utilized it in a sustainable agricultural system called the Three Sisters polyculture, planting it alongside beans and squashes as a primary staple food source.

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Gardening tip

If you want to try a traditional planting method, grow your corn alongside beans and squashes in a polyculture system known as the Three Sisters.

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In the kitchen

Maize, also known as corn, is a staple cereal grain. The ears of the plant yield edible kernels or seeds, which are commonly yellow or white in modern commercial varieties, though other colorful varieties also exist.

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About

Maize (/meɪz/ MAYZ; Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maíz after Taíno mahiz), also known as corn, is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces separate pollen and ovuliferous inflorescences or ears, which are fruits, yielding kernels or seeds.