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Popcorn

Published on Dec 04, 2015

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1.

POPCORN

Photo by JimmyMac210 - just returned home from hospital
2.

ORIGIN

DISCOVERED IN THE BAT CAVE OF WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO IN 1948
Photo by Peter Leth
3.

ZEA MAYS EVERTA

Photo by Willow (Chengyin)
4.

VARIETIES

  • Regular
  • Rainbow Blend
  • Medium White Hulless
  • Midnight Blue
  • Baby White
Photo by bradleypjohnson
5.

CLIMATE REQUIREMENTS

  • Similiar to dent corn
  • Less adaptability to environmental change
Photo by wader
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NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT

  • Medium to course soil texture
  • Root systems are less extensive so soil that drains well
  • More nitrogen and potassium than dent corn
Photo by Soil Science @ NC State
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SEXUAL PROPAGATION

Photo by photofarmer
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PLANTING

  • Plant same as dent corn
  • 1in deep 6in apart
Photo by USDA NRCS South Dakota
9.

WATER

  • Same as dent corn
  • Drain water well
  • Water with pivots or gravity
Photo by brewbooks
10.

GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS

  • Shorter than dent corn
  • Droopy and skinnier tassles
  • Germinates slower
Photo by Alesa Dam
11.

PEST AND DISEASES

  • Corn Ear worm
  • Diplodia Stock rot
  • Most diseases that attack dent corn
Photo by CIMMYT
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HARVESTING

  • Pick when stocks are dry
  • Store in a dry warm place
  • Using combines
Photo by Phil Roeder
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STORAGE

  • Stored in bins untill sold
  • In containers they must have air
Photo by keeva999
14.

USES

POPCORN CORNMEAL
Photo by White93

Grant Bonifas