CornThe Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 1 de gen. 2004 - 32 pàgines Corn has a rich history that stretches around the world and across centuries. A professor of botany, Hipp relates the history of corn and its various uses while focusing on an in-depth examination of the plant s appearance, structure, growth, and development. The book is lavishly illustrated with dazzling illustrations and photographs of corn s interior and exterior surfaces and intricate features and processes. |
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Corn of the Native Americans | 4 |
Corn From Root to Tassel | 6 |
How Corn Plants Grow | 8 |
Female Flowers on Ears of Corn | 10 |
Male Flowers on the Tassel | 12 |
Insects Feed on Corn | 14 |
Modern Corn Comes from Teosinte | 16 |
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Andrew Hipp anthers called cereal crop Chlorophyll Coleoptile cooked corn Corn Corn corn ears Corn feeds Corn flowers grow Corn kernels corn plant corn spikelets corn stem corn syrup ears of corn ears of teosinte eaten eggs embryo and endosperm female corn female flower flower or kernel flowering plants fruitcases GETTING INTO NATURE grow from nodes grow in pairs harvested holes husks Iltis internodes kernel of corn larva leaf blade leaf sheaths Maize Male corn male flowers MEXICAN CORN Mexico milkweed plants Modern Corn monarch butterfly caterpillars Mother's Native Americans paired rows pith plant's leaves plant's stem poisons to kill Polenta pollen grains pollen tube produce poisonous Radicle roots rootworm rows of kernels Scutellum seed seedling shank silks single ovule soil Southwestern corn borer stem that holds Storing Corn straw sugar tall tassel teosinte ear thick stem tubes inside vessels Wisconsin word corn wrapped inside wrappings for food Zapalote