MAIZE (YELLOW)

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Hindi Name: Maize (Yellow)
Parts: MAIZE
Botanical Name: ZEA MAYS LINN
Family name: POACEAE
Standarization: MAIZE IS USED MAINLY AS A STAPLE HUMAN FOOD, A FEED FOR LIVESTOCK AND AS A RAW MATERIAL FOR MANY INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE..CORN MEAL, CORN HOMINY, GRITS AND CORN FLAKES ARE ILLUSTRATIONS OF FOOD PRODUCTS MADE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. CORN MEAL IS MOST PALATABLE OF ALL CEREALS AS IT IS RICH IN DIGETIBLE CARBOHYDRATES AND FATS. CORN OIL IS USED FOR COOKING PURPOSES. CORN STARCH IS A UNIVERSAL FOOD STUFF. CORN SYRUP AND CORN SUGAR ARE IMPORTANT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CONFECTIONS, JAMS, AND JELLIES. CORN IS VERY PALATABLE TO FARM ANIMALS BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE SEED AND IT REMAINS UNEQUALLED FOR FATTENING CATTLE. THE GRAIN IS RELATIVELY HIGH IN FATS AND STARCH, BUT IS LOW IN PROTEIN AND IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO FEED IT TOGETHER WITH PROTEIN FEEDS TO PROVIDE A BALANCED DIET. CORN STARCH IS USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR TALC IN BATH POWDER AND IS ALSO USED FOR STRACHING CLOTHES. IT IS ALSO EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ASBESTOS, CERAMICS, DYES, PLASTICS, OIL CLOTH AND LINOLEUM. CORN SUGARS FIND THEIR USE IN MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS, LEATHER PREPARATIONS, DYES , AND EXPLOSIVES. .CORN SYRUP IS USED IN SHOE POLISH, GLASSINE PAPER, RAYON AND IN THE TOOBACCO INDUSTRY. MAIZE GRAIN PROVIDES ONE OF THE CHEAPEST AND THE BEST MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FERMENTED LIQUORS.CORN OIL IS ALSO USED IN MANUFACTURE OF SOAPS,VARNISHES,PAINTS AND OTHER SIMILAR PRODUCTS.

Description: THE NAME MAIZE IS DERIVED FROM THE SOUTH AMERICAN INDIAN ARAWA NAME MAHIZ . MAIZE IS ONE OF THE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED OF THE WORLD’S FOOD PLANTS. THE MAJOR PRODUCERS OF MAIZE ARE CHINA, MEXICO, BRAZIL, USA, FRANCE, SOUTH AFRICA, INDIA, ROMANIA, ARGENTINA, HUNGARY, ITALY . MAIZE IS PLANTED IN NOVEMBER AND HARVESTED IN MARCH TO APRIL.