Introduction to major field crops (1+1)

Introduction

Maize is third important cereal crop next to rice and wheat. It is one of the most important cereal crops in the world agricultural economy both as food for man and feed for animals. It is a miracle crop. It has very high yield potential, there is no cereal on the earth which has so immense potentiality and that is why it is called ‘queen of cereals’.



Fig: Maize plant.