Corn
Zea mays L.
Sowing: April. Corn was taken into culture in Central America about 7,000 years ago. To Europe, the corn arrived at the end of the XV century.
- FamilyPoaceae
- Variety"Eight rows"
- Life cycleAnnual
- Mixed cultivationGarden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), pumpkins (Cucurbita ssp.)
- Art of reproductionGenerative (seed)
- Isolation distance400-500 m
- Minimum number of plants (necessary to preserve the properties of the variaty)50-100
- Germination capacity3-5 years
- PollinationCross-pollination, wind pollinated
- UseKitchen, Phytotherapy
