Difference between special corn and ordinary corn

Popcorn, the special corn for popcorn, is different from ordinary corn in appearance, size, source and variety.

Difference:

First, the appearance size is different.

1, popcorn

The ears and grains of popcorn are smaller than ordinary corn, and the structure is compact, hard and transparent, and it has great expansion and explosion at high temperature, even if the grains are smashed into pieces, it will not lose its expansion and explosion power. Popcorn got its name from this. Seeds are mostly yellow or white, but also red, blue, brown and even variegated.

2. Ordinary corn

Culms are erect, usually unbranched, 1-4 meters high, with aerial roots at each node at the base. Leaf sheaths have transverse veins; Ligule membranous, about 2 mm long; Leaf blade is flat and broad, linear-lanceolate, with round ear-shaped base, hairless or flawed, thick midvein and slightly rough edge. The terminal tassel is large, and the main axis, raceme axis and axil are puberulent.

Second, the sources are different.

1, popcorn

2. Ordinary corn

Corn is native to Central and South America. Now it is cultivated all over the world. Mainly distributed in latitude 30-50. The largest planting areas are the United States, China, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India and Romania. The main corn producing areas in China are northeast, north and southwest mountainous areas.

Third, there are different kinds of corn.

Popcorn originated in Mexico, Peru and Chile at the foot of the American Andes. It was planted at least 80 thousand years ago. Archaeologists believe that popcorn and other corn spread eastward and northward from Mexico before European colonists entered the American continent. Buried pottery of Indians in 300 AD unearthed in Peru.

1, popcorn

Popcorn is a kind of corn used to make popcorn. Popcorn breeding originated in America. The first popcorn variety used in industrial production is a kind of popcorn called "Spain", and the first popcorn hybrid used in commercial production is a sister hybrid named "Minhybrid250" released by 1934 in Minnesota Agricultural Experimental Station.

2. Ordinary corn

Corn (Latin scientific name: Zea mays? L.) belongs to Panicum in Gramineae. Alias: Corn, Bonzi, Baogu, Mi Bao, Baosu, Hosta, Corn, pearl rice, and Su, which are called pearl grains in northeast Liaoning dialect, coix seed in Chaozhou dialect, millet in Cantonese and Fanmai in Minnan dialect.

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