tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613802542274182457.post7159382154458008670..comments2022-03-25T13:53:25.484-05:00Comments on The Perennial Agriculturalist: TEOSINTE III !!!fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00169737219033981431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613802542274182457.post-49056057172519325802014-06-21T12:21:27.770-05:002014-06-21T12:21:27.770-05:00outside seed accessions acquired for research this...outside seed accessions acquired for research this perennial strain seems confined to Mexico where it is grown on the edges of maize fields because traditional farmers say it makes their maize "stronger"...gene flow? this stand made it through an even more brutal winter this year...but only just...one lonely stalk so far. the garden is being retired at the end of the season so mo more teosinte here....i still have some seed and will attempt to establish some elsewhere.fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169737219033981431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7613802542274182457.post-60403206706031136252014-06-21T10:47:57.668-05:002014-06-21T10:47:57.668-05:00Amazing that this tropical teosinte can withstand ...Amazing that this tropical teosinte can withstand the winters in the temperate zone. Has it ever been developed as a fodder crop, even in the tropics? SInce it is a "zea" one would think it would have a high leaf protein content.<br />GeraldUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735087321351038130noreply@blogger.com