Maize simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Poales contains more than 18,000 species of monocotyledons that is, flowering plants characterized by a single seed leaf. Compiled and written by li shizhen 15181593, a medical expert of the ming dynasty 681644 over 27 years. Dating the initial spread of zea mays michael blake introduction 55 temporal frameworks for zea maysearly dispersal 56 direct dating of maize 57 a note on the indirect dating of maize 59 dating the early distribution of zea pollen 60 dating the early distribution of maize phytoliths 63 dating the early distribution of moderatetohigh stable. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dating the initial spread of zea mays michael blake introduction 55 temporal frameworks for zea mays early dispersal 56 direct dating of maize 57 a note on the indirect dating of maize 59 dating the early distribution of zea pollen 60 dating the early distribution of maize phytoliths 63 dating the early distribution of moderatetohigh stable. Zea mays, more commonly referred to as maize, is a member of the grass family poaceae, or true grasses. Unearthing the 9000year history of corn 9780520286962. Indeed, while much is known concerning the chronology and genetics of domestication and spread of important crops, for example, maize zea mays mays l. Maize zea mays is a plant of enormous modernday economic importance as foodstuff and alternative energy source. Zea mays publishing, llc, located in sycamore, illinois, is a nonprofit publishing company specializing in local history.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Join facebook to connect with zea mays and others you may know. Our perceptions and conceptions regarding the roles and importance. Teosinte simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zea mays publishing, llc, a nonprofit publisher, has donated every copy of fivemile spur line. Poales, grass order of flowering plants, containing the grass family poaceae, economically the most important order of plants, with a worldwide distribution in all climates. Some of the first settlers of this family name were. Most is used to make corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup.
It possesses over 32,000 genes on ten chromosomes with a genome size of 2. The most zea families were found in the usa in 1880. Zea mays in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Cornquest seeds, cornnect postcards, cornucopia book and cornsequential stats. Request pdf on jul 1, 2010, joel cummings and others published maize cobs and cultures. Our perceptions and conceptions regarding the roles and importance of maize to ancient economies is largely a product of scientific research on the plant itself, developed for the most part out of botanical research, and its recent role as one of the most important economic staples in the world. Bridget mays, aged 16 who was emigrating through grosse isle quarantine station, quebec aboard the ship ajax departing 16th april 1847 from liverpool, england. A recent book mutants of maize gives an extensive pictorial overview of. Part of the mission of zea mays printmaking is to research new developments in safer, lesstoxic and nontoxic printmaking. Maize is thought to have originated 5570 million years ago in what is now central or south america and has since diversified into nearly 10 000 nondomestic relatives. Corn, zea mays, also called indian corn or maize, cereal plant of the grass family and its edible grain. History of zea mays l nhbs john e staller, springer nature. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world.
It is a cereal grain which was first grown by people in ancient central america. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits. Staller anthropology, the field museum has written a book that covers the history of what has arguably become the worlds most important agricultural cropzea mays l. Many southerners joined the spanishamerican war of the 1840s and traveled into central mexico. Zea mays printmaking is a studio, workshop, gallery, educational facility and research center dedicated to the safest and most sustainable printmaking practices available.
About this book introduction anthropological research in the early part of the last century based largely upon the historical particularistic approach of the boasian tradition provided the first evidence that challenged the assumptions about the economic importance of maize to sociocultural developments for scholars of prehistory. John stallers book might be more accurately titled the history of maize research, as it provides a thorough description of more than a century of concerted efforts by researchers in multiple disciplines to uncover the origins of domesticated maize and to determine its place in the development of agriculture and in the emergence of complex societies throughout the americas. The domesticated crop originated in the americas and is one of the most widely distributed of the worlds food crops. View the curated selection of prints and artists books we took to the 2019 editionsartists book fair in new york. Staller anthropology, the field museum has written a book that covers the history of what has arguably become the worlds most important agricultural crop zea mays l. Rapd and internal transcribed spacer sequence analyses reveal zea nicaraguensis as a section luxuriantes species close to zea luxurians. This was about 60% of all the recorded zeas in the usa. Our research is all online and available to the printmaking community. Corn is used as livestock feed, as human food, as biofuel, and as raw material in industry.
The volume includes a dizzying array of references from a wide swath of research literature both current and historical, including many diagrams and photographs. The zea family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. An echo of that excursion is the hot tamale, with veterans of the war returning home with hot chili peppers to spice up their tamales. Buy maize cobs and cultures 9783642424199 9783642045059. It is now the third most important cereal crop in the world. Tamales were definitely a native american dish, but that doesnt mean they werent modified over time. In 1840 there were 3 zea families living in new york. Each organization keeps the full amount minus the sales tax.
Zea diploperennis, zea perennis, zea luxurians, zea nicaraguensis and zea mays. Her recent work in printmaking and textiles investigate identity, motherhood and reproduction, autobiography, and womens work. A railroad history of sycamore, illinois, to these three local organizations. Maize called corn in some countries is zea mays, a member of the grass family poaceae. John stallers book might be more accurately titled the history of maize research, as it provides a thorough description of more than a century. Zea mays printmaking is a studio, workshop, gallery, and research center dedicated to safe and sustainable. Figure 1 shows a phylogenetic tree of grass species related to maize. However, little of this maize is eaten directly by humans. Land is an online archive and exposition of four explorations.
List of books and articles about corn history online research. In the americas, maize is called corn, somewhat confusingly for the rest of the englishspeaking world, where corn refers to the. The teosintes are a group of large grasses of the genus zea found in mexico, guatemala and nicaragua. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading maize cobs and cultures. Scholars agree that maize was domesticated from the plant teosinte zea mays spp. The stability of broken ends of chromosomes in zea mays. Esther s whites artist books, textiles, and prints reveal an experimental approach to materials and an interest in personal history. Zea diploperennis, zea luxurians, zea mexicana, zea nicaraguensis, zea perennis other accepted species references edit zea genus on wikipedia. This document provides an overview of baseline biological information relevant to risk assessment of genetically modified forms of the species that may be released into the. Our perceptions and conceptions regarding the roles and importance of maize to ancient economies is largely a product of scientific research on the plant itself, developed for the most part out of botanical research, and its recent role as one of the most important economic. The intent of this brief article is to acquaint the reader with some of the unique contributions that maize has made to the science of genetics. Zea mays, more commonly referred to as maize, is a member of the grass family.
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