Zea (plant)
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Zea is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. The best-known species is Z. mays, one of the most important crops for human societies throughout much of the world. The four wild species are c
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Teosinte (top), maize-teosinte hybrid (middle), maize (bottom)
Microscopic view of Zea seed
Perennial Teosinte ear Detail
Sorghum
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Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as broomcorn, great millet, Indian millet, Guinea corn, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum. It is typically an annual, but
Zea (plant)
…exhibits some resistance to germination, but will quickly germinate if treated with a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide. Maize is a grass, related to sorghum and more distantly to rice and wheat. The genus Zea is closely related to Tripsacum, gamagrass. Teosintes are critical components of maize domestication…
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Botanical illustration
Maturing crop, Germany
Ripe panicle, India