AGRO 1001 : Test 3 Study Guide
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Origin of maize taino people, mahis" source of life. Dominates with more acres and pounds in us agriculture. Corn is monoecious both sex on the same plant. Open-pollinated seeds seeds can be saved for years. Hybrid seed what we primarily use today. Types of corn: dent, flint, waxy, sweet, popcorn, indian, flour. Corn is being used for ethanol and biofuels. Major feed grains are: corn, sorghum, barley, oats. Conversion to put grain crop through = fish is best, beef is worst. Corn kernel components = starch, protein, oil, fiber. Primary products of corn: starch, dextrose, corn syrups, ethanol. Sn = lycopersicon esculentum , means wolf peach . Solanaceae family = tomato, tobacco, chili peppers, potato, eggplant. It is a fruit the ripened ovary of a flowering plant that contains the seeds, fused with other parts of the plant. Indeterminate type ripen over a long period of time, vine type. Determinate type ripen at the same time, bush type.
