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What does corn look like?

Characteristics of maize plants

Corn is a Gramineae plant, also known as corn, maize and maize, which has strong drought tolerance, sterility and adaptability. There are Baoyu 1, Sino-Norwegian 1 and Yangzi Hua Nuo No.2, which are distributed in the United States, China, Brazil and other countries.

Appearance of corn

Corn stems are erect, usually unbranched, and each node at the base has aerial roots. The caryopsis is spherical, with glume and lemma exposed at maturity. The size varies with different growth conditions, and the flowering and fruiting period is autumn.

Corn color:

The usual corn is yellow. Usually, corn is yellow because it contains carotenoids, while white jade rice contains no pigment. Corn also has a small number of colors such as brown, red, black, purple, black and white. All this is because the colors of the pigments are different.

Morphological characteristics of maize leaves;

Corn leaf sheath has transverse veins, flat and wide leaves, round base, spike shape, thick midvein and slightly rough edge.

Appearance of corn roots:

Nodal roots of maize grow alternately on underground stem nodes, which are formed by the growth of interlayer meristem at the base of stem, so they are called nodal roots.

Sentences describing corn

Entering the gate of the farm, we passed through a small forest and a ditch and came to a large cornfield. I saw that the corn in the field grew as big as a shy girl, wrapped her clothes tightly, revealing only golden hair fluttering in the wind. Once again, I got up the courage to break the corn hard. In addition to the sound of corn leaves, there is also T corn that grabs T. From time to time, I can hear a few crisp bird calls, and my heart is cool.

Appreciation of corn painting