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Wisconsin Symbols, Grain: Corn
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Corn
(Zea mays)
Adopted in 1989.
1989 Wisconsin Act 162 amended Section 1.10 to designate corn as the official state grain. Corn was declared the official state Grain in 1989. Corn is an important cash crop in Wisconsin. Used for everything from livestock feed, to ethanol fuel, to the cornerstone of a delectable summer barbecue, corn was made the official state grain to bring attention to its many uses.
Description
A coarse annual, culms 60-80 cm high, straight, internodes cylindrical in the upper part, alternately grooved on the lower part with a bud in the groove. The stem is filled with pith. Leaf-blades broad. Has separate staminate (male) and pistillate (female) inflorescences. The staminate inflorescence is a tassel borne at the apex, the pistillate flowers occur as spikes (cobs) rising from axils of the lower leaves. The ovary develops a long style or silk which extends from the cob and receives the pollen from the tassel.
Distribution
Originated in Mexico or Central America, now pan- tropical; also grown as a summer crop in temperate Europe.
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