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The 48 pages that link to Maize, each with the reason it gives.

• Columbian ExchangeBroader topic: Its spread into Africa and Asia made it a staple in many regions.

• Selective breedingBroader topic: Its transformation from teosinte illustrates how selection can reshape a crop.

• Wind pollinationBroader topic: Its airborne pollen fertilizes silk on nearby ears.

• C4 carbon fixationBroader topic: Maize is a familiar crop example of C4 carbon fixation.

• MonocotyledonBroader topic: Maize shows the agricultural importance of the grass lineage.

• EndospermBroader topic: Its endosperm supplies food and industrial starch and has distinct hard and soft regions.

• MonoecyBroader topic: Its tassels and ears are a clear, familiar example of monoecy.

• PoaceaeBroader topic: Its high-yielding grain has reshaped agriculture and diets across the world.

• Three SistersRelated: Its sturdy stalks provide living supports for climbing bean vines.

• Arabidopsis thalianaCompared with: Its large, complex genome and crop traits contrast with Arabidopsis's compact experimental system.

• CaryopsisRelated: Each maize kernel is a caryopsis, with pericarp fused to seed coat.

• FlatbreadRelated: Ground maize makes flatbreads such as tortillas, often without wheat gluten.

• Popol VuhRelated: The gods succeed in making people from maize, joining human origin to a staple crop.

• SorghumCompared with: Maize often yields more under favorable conditions, while sorghum generally tolerates heat and drought better.

• LysineBroader topic: Ordinary maize protein is low in lysine, prompting breeding of quality-protein maize.

• Aztec agricultureRelated: Maize was the principal staple cultivated and consumed across Aztec society.

• CerealBroader topic: Its versatility makes it both a staple food and a major feed and industrial crop.

• ChinampaRelated: Maize was among the crops cultivated in the chinampa region.

• MilpaBroader topic: Maize is typically the central crop in milpa planting combinations.

• Andean agricultureRelated: Andean communities cultivated maize in suitable valleys and used it as food and in ritual life.

• TortillaRelated: It is the main ingredient in corn tortillas.

• Barbara McClintockRelated: Its diverse kernel colors and chromosome variants made it McClintock’s principal experimental organism.

• Moshoeshoe IRelated: Food production helped sustain the population gathered around Moshoeshoe's stronghold.

• PoalesBroader topic: Its productivity and diverse uses make this Poales species globally important.

• PolentaNarrower topic: Its ground kernels are the defining ingredient in traditional polenta.

• Staple foodBroader topic: Maize is a dietary foundation in parts of Africa and the Americas.

• WhiskyRelated: Corn-heavy mash bills are characteristic of bourbon and many American whiskies.

• Agriculture in UkraineBroader topic: Ukraine grows maize for domestic use and export, with harvests concentrated in productive central regions.

• CornmealNarrower topic: Cornmeal is produced by grinding dried kernels of this crop.

• EnchiladaNarrower topic: Corn tortillas place enchiladas within Mexico’s deep history of maize cultivation and cooking.

• Inca agricultureRelated: Maize was especially valued in warmer valleys and used in food and ritual.

• Mesoamerican cuisineRelated: It supplies the staple grain at the center of many Mesoamerican diets.

• OlmecsRelated: Maize cultivation underpinned the food supply that sustained Olmec settlements.

• ZeaxanthinRelated: Kernel zeaxanthin contributes to maize color and is a target of nutritional crop breeding.

• TacoRelated: Maize became the staple from which corn tortillas are made.

• Benue StateRelated: Its cultivation contributes to Benue’s diverse crop production.

• ChaacRelated: Rain associated with Chaac supports the crops foundational to Maya life.

• CornbreadNarrower topic: Cornbread’s defining ingredient comes from this grain.

• Fall armywormRelated: Maize is a major fall armyworm host and the crop most associated with its damage.

• PopcornNarrower topic: Popcorn is a distinct type of this crop.

• Corn oilNarrower topic: Corn oil is made from the germ of this crop.

• Indigenous cuisine of the AmericasRelated: Maize became a staple through diverse regional farming, processing, and cooking traditions.

• Agriculture in MesoamericaRelated: Its domestication made maize the principal staple in much of Mesoamerica.

• History of the potatoCompared with: Like the potato, maize spread from the Americas, but it originated in a different region and plant family.

• Nigerian cuisineRelated: Maize entered African food systems through post-Columbian exchange and became a Nigerian staple.

• Job's tearsRelated: Maize is a familiar grass relative that helps place Coix among crop plants.

• Sweet cornNarrower topic: Sweet corn is a maize type, distinguished mainly by how its kernels develop and taste.

• UgaliNarrower topic: Its milled kernels provide the meal that thickens into ugali.