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Euchlaena mexicana

Authority (Scharder) Reeves & Mangelsd. Family Synonyms Zea mays ssp. mexicana (Schrad.) H.H.Iltis, Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Reeves & Mangelsd. Common names Teosinte Editor Ecocrop code 10982

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tufted grass with culms up to 1-3 m high. Leaf-blades similar to maize. USES It is commonly cut for green fodder, usually cut 2-5 times per season. It also makes a good silage. GROWING PERIOD Annual grass growing in the summer for about 80-120 days. COMMON NAMES Teosinte, Malchari, Maizillo, Makchari. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Euchlaena mexicana, Zea mays subsp. mexicana. Teosinte is native of Mexico. It will not tolerate drought. It is common as a weed of maize in Mexico and Guatemala. Yields of green herbage between 15-70 t/ha have been recorded.
Sources
Grassland Index- In Ecocrop as synonym Euchlaena mexicana Skerman P 1990 pp 758-759 [KTMP, RAIN, DRA, FER, TEXT, PHO] Duke J 1979 pp 96 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 31 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 186 [USE] Purseglove J 1972 pp 299-300 [LIMIT, USE Bogdan A 1977 pp 143-147 [RAIN, FER, DRA, USE]