In Northeast China, corn is called corn, Hebei Shandong is called bonzi, Chaozhou dialect is called coix seed, Guangdong is called millet, Yunnan is called Yumai, Shanghai is called Fanmai, Nanjing is called Lu Bao, Wenzhou is called pineapple millet, and Tancheng County of Linyi City is also called ramie. Some are scientific names and some are dialects, so there are different names. Mandarin is just corn.
Basic introduction
Corn. ) is a millet belonging to Gramineae. Also known as corn, corn cob, corn, pearl rice, etc. Originated in Central and South America, it is an important food crop in the world and widely distributed in the United States, China, Brazil and other countries.
Compared with traditional food crops such as rice and wheat, corn has strong drought tolerance, cold tolerance, barren tolerance and excellent environmental adaptability. Corn has high nutritional value and is an excellent food crop.
As a high-yield grain crop in China, corn is an important feed source for animal husbandry, aquaculture and aquaculture, and it is also one of the indispensable raw materials for food, medical care, light industry, chemical industry and other industries.
Because corn resources are extremely rich, cheap and easy to obtain, it also has many biological activities such as antioxidation, antitumor, hypoglycemic, immunity improvement, bacteriostasis and sterilization. It has broad development and application prospects.