dry corn cob partially exposed reveals its orange kernels amidst vast field mature cornstalks under cloudy sky

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A dry corn cob, partially exposed, reveals its orange kernels amidst a vast field of mature, dry cornstalks under a cloudy sky. Royalty Free Stock Photo

A dry corn cob, partially exposed, reveals its orange kernels amidst a vast field of mature, dry cornstalks under a cloudy sky. Maize, also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture. The leafy stalk of the plant gives rise to male inflorescences or tassels which produce pollen, and female inflorescences called ears. The ears yield grain, known as kernels or seeds.