AGRO 1001 : TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE
Document Summary
Midwest is the main producers in corn in the us. Male part is tassel and female is the silk. Monoecious means that the plant has both male and female parts but in separate areas. Bt corn is bacillus thuringiensis used for natural insecticide. Moved up north didn"t make it well in the beginning. Field corn (feed corn) used in the most products used when dried only 1 per stalk. Sweet corn 3 ears per stalk and want fresh. Heirloom seeds are pollinated seeds that come from the old country. Hybrid seeds is the one made in the factory by controlled pollination. Ethanol is made from corn as it is the most widely available biofuel crop. Biofuels cause bad gas mileage and causes pork prices go up. Main parts of corn kernel contains starch, protein, oil, and fiber. Corn creates gluten which some people are allergic too. Tobacco chili peppers potatoes and eggplant is part of the nightshade family.
