"Zea mays" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant species of the family POACEAE. It is a tall grass grown for its EDIBLE GRAIN, corn, used as food and animal FODDER.
| Descriptor ID |
D003313
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.822.966
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| Concept/Terms |
Corn- Corn
- Indian Corn
- Corn, Indian
- Maize
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Zea mays" by people in Profiles.
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What do farmers' weed control decisions imply about glyphosate resistance? Evidence from surveys of US corn fields. Pest Manag Sci. 2018 May; 74(5):1143-1154.
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Aluminum tolerance in maize is associated with higher MATE1 gene copy number. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Mar 26; 110(13):5241-6.