Team:Marburg/Cell-Free/Plants Used/Maize
Zea mays
Colloquial name
Maize
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Zea
Habitat
Warm soil with direct sunlight
Germ type
Dark germs
Germination time
3–5 days after planting
Growth
3-5 months
Planting conditions
stick into soil ~2.5cm deep; water thoroughly first
Light requirements
16h white light
Temperature requirements
Optimal temperature after germination: 28°C
Water requirements
Do not soak. Let soil dry slightly between watering. Especially when plants first germinate
Fertilizer
fertilize (optionally w/ osmocote fertilizer when preparing pots) w/ NKP (20-20-20) once a week later on
Pot diameter
25 - 30 cm pot; one seed per pot
Size
1,5-2,5 m
Usage
food, model organism, food manufactoring
Sources
- Brandt, W., Gürke, M., Köhler, F. E., Pabst, G., Schellenberg, G., & Vogtherr, Max. (1883). Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte :Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, Neerlandica, British pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America /herausgegeben von G. Pabst. Fr. Eugen Köhler,. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.623