Hello everyone hope we all are doing well.The maize plant which is scientifically
classified under the kingdom plantae,class monocotyledonae,phylum spermatophyta and scientific name ZEA MAYS .
This plant is considered as a monocotyledonous plant because it have a narrow-grass like leaves ,plant possess embryo which has only one cotyledon.These leaves have parallel veination that is the veins are parallel to each other.The plant produces an important crop which is always mature or ready for consumption after three months of cultivation.The maize plant is always considered as the queen of all cereal crops this is because the plant can provide stable food to many population in the world at large.
Moreover,as well bad phytochemical compounds plays an important role in the prevention of chronic diseases ,the crop is a major source of income to farmers in the developing countries.Where these farmers do cultivate this crop on a large scale and do harvesting after three months when the maize is mature and begins to be dry .they transport the crops to their various homes with the help of motor bikes or vehicles.on arrival of the crops in their homes,the farmers pack the maize on their locally constructed bands and make a huge fire in their kitchens for the smoke to completely dry up the maize for some couple of times . immediately the farmers check on the maize in the band and noticed they're completely dried,they remove the maize from the bands ,peel thm and crush them completely into grains which they later carry to their various local markets for sales to their local population . the maize is being transformed into several forms.some people grind the maize into powder corn to prepare fufu corn for consumption while others choose to soak it in water for 24 hours and grind it with water which is later being washed with the help of a sieve to remove the chalves and later cooked which is known as pap.
To conclude , this cereal is very nutritives.It falls under the food class called carbohydrates which is made of elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen which is are the main source of energy in the body ,spare protein and fat for other uses , it's also serve as a building blocks for metabolic activities.