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Zea mays. Corn cultivar. Horsetooth. Fermentation. Kānga.

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Zea mays.

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kānga

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horsetooth

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Plants tall with a high leaf number like Marigold. Relatively short, wide ears. Kernels almost exactly as wide as they were long. White cobs.

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Corn cultivar. Open-pollinated variety similar to Hickory King complex from southern U.S.A. Favoured by many Māori farmers for its large water-absorbent kernels which made it ideal for rotting. ( Rhodes and Eagles 1984;Yen 1959).

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28 May 2007
30 October 2023
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