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

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

• 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.

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

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.