ZEA 



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requirement of the plant is low as compared with oats, 

 clover, or alfalfa. It has been computed that an average 

 acre of well-adapted corn, grown at the Nebraska Agricul- 



FiG. 57. Pistillate and staminate inflorescences of corn (Z 



ea mays). 



tural Experiment Station, has 4 acres of leaf space, counting 

 both sides. 

 Inflorescence.— Ordinarily, corn is monoecious, that is. 



