Corn

Afifah Tri Hyuanawati
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One of the most well-known plants in Purwodadi is corn. Corn, which is also called Zea mays, is a kind of plant grown for its grain. It has yellow to orange seeds which is in rows on a cob. It has green leaves which wrap the cob. It usually grows in tropical area. It has yellow to orange seeds in some lines on the cob and is wrapped in green leaves. It has fibrous root and its stalk can grow up to six meters.


In Purwodadi, people grow corn to substitute rice because their nutrition is almost the same. Moreover, corn contains less sugar than rice. It is very good for the health. Most people usually process the corn into corn flour, corn flakes, corn syrup, corn milk, and corn snacks. However, some people prefer to eat corn on the cob.