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Poaceae (Gramineae)
Organic Seed
Spring 2004
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Poaceae
One of most important from human food500 genera and 8,000 species
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Grass structure
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Inflorescence Spikelet of Poaceae
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Generalized grass flower
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Important cereals
A. Oats (Avena sativa); B. Barley (Hordeum vulgare);
C. Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum); D. Rye (Secale cereale).
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A. Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum); B. Rye (Secale cereale);
C. Triticale (Triticosecale).
Wheat and rye are crossed together to produce the hybrid triticale.
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph12.htm
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Rice (Oryza sativa)
A. Grain-bearing spikelet showing a pair of slender basal bracts (glumes)
and the stalk (pedicel). B. An empty spikelet with the lemma and palea
slightly separated from each other. These two leathery bracts enclosed
the grain or caryopsis. C. A grain (caryopsis) removed from spikelet
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Maize or Corn (Zea mays)
Strawberry corn, popping corn, Indian corn and pod corn.
Progenitor: teosinte.
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I. ORIGINA. S. Mexico ‑5000 BC
Developed from teosinte (UWis- Hugh Iltis)
Modern-
increased
apical
dominance of
tassel--
only 1 or 2
ears and few
tillers
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B. Ohio valley by 800's AD
C. Columbus to Spain 1493; Africa & Asia within 50 years
D. Corn belt dent (northern flint x southern dent) spread in 1850's
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Teosinte (Zea mexicana)
A. Male Inflorescence (Tassel)
B. Female Inflorescence (Ear)With Outer Husk & Silk
C. Ear With Husk Pulled AwayExposing A Row Of Grains
D. A Leaf Pulled BackExposing Two Ears
E. Leaf (Blade)
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Teosinte (Zea mexicana) showing pollen-bearing tassel (left) and a
female ear with silk (right). This is truly a miniature version of the
modern corn plant (Zea mays). Compare this tiny ear with the
following image of a modern ear of corn.
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Modern corn
Silk: red, threadlike styles
and the green, leaflike husk enclosing
numerous ovaries of female flowers which
develop into the grains.
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II. BOTANY (OVER 300 RACES)A. Monoecious (tassel-male;
cob-female) (that and being x-pollinated greatly facilitates hybrid seed production)
B. 25 million pollen grains/plant (50,000 for each one that produces a grain)
C. Husks are modified leaves (allow harvest in rainy season)
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Corn female flower
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Corn male flower
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The seed spike of teosinte consists of a single row of grains.
Each grain is enclosed in a hard fruit case (called a cupule)
and a pair of papery glumes. This spike = ear of modern corn.
Tunicate Mutation: The grains are enclosed in a pair of husklike glumes
(without the hard outer cupule) from which they can be threshed easily.
Further selection by pre-Columbian farmers could have reduced the size
of the tunicate glumes and resulted in ears with many rows.
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Close-up view of pod corn showing papery glumes enclosing the grains
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F. Many endosperm types developed by selection
1. DENT (USA, N. Mexico): large kernels with central core of floury endosperm which shrinks upon drying
2. FLINT (Argentina, Africa): large smooth kernels with mainly hard endosperm but with small floury center
A. POP (IO,NE, Central Mexico): small smooth kernels with hard endosperm
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Endosperm types continued3. SWEET (MN, WI): Large
kernels with carbohydrates
stored as sugars
4. FLOURY (Andean countries): large smooth kernels with floury endosperm
5. WAXY (Asia) Normally maize is 27% amylose (straight chain) and 63% amylopectin. Waxy corn has 100% amylopectin. Used to substitute for cassava starch.