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This book deals with the origin, botanical properties and physiology of maize as one of the most important cultivated plants of the world. Special attention is paid to the scientific results available as well as practical experiences, which have been gathered over the last generations by several students and practising experts. Ecological conditions and techniques of cultivation have been analysed as for their interaction with the genotypes represented by the recent result of plant breeding: the modern hybrids (soil tillage * fertilization * planting density * watering * genotype). The scientific value of the treatment is founded by the life-work of professor Janos Nagy comprising several decades of long term field experiments, which are outstanding in representing the conditions of Central Europe, and contribute also to the body of knowledge referring to the original home of maize, the American continent. Today, a host of several thousand products are made from maize (foods, plastics, bioethanol), which require diverse qualities of maize, consequently different genotypes preferred by the particular processing industries. The author draws upon the rich past and exploits the new achievements of the rapidly developing technologies. It is also a good example for utilizing achievements of scientific research in commercial plant production by raising effectiveness as well as quality.

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