Category Poaceae – Grasses including Corn

Poaceae

Sorghum

Botanical name : Sorghum bicolor Synonyms: Sorghum vulgare Common name : Sorghum, Sweet sorghum, Broomcorn, Milo, Saccaline Growing for seed Sorghum for seed collection is grown in the same way as for eating. As there is some chance of wind…

Corn & Maize

Philip Mawer's magnificent crop of Manning Pride maize in Tilba. Photo: BVSS/JF

Botanical name : Zea mays Common name : Corn, Maize, Popcorn, Sweetcorn Growing for seed Isolation distances for corn will be significant because the pollen is very light and easily carried over large distances. The direction of the prevailing wind,…