Ribero Cornflakes

Corn an annual grass plant native to America introduced in Europe in the sixteenth century. Currently, it is the cereal with the highest volume of production in the world, surpassing wheat and rice.

The stem is simple erect, of high length and can reach 4 meters in height, it is robust and without ramifications. Because of its appearance it resembles that of a cane, it does not have internodes and a spongy marrow if a transversal cut is made. It is the cereal that can reach higher yields, reaching irrigated yields of 15,000 kg / ha.
< br> The stem can be raised to heights of up to 4 meters. The leaves are long, large, lanceolate and alternate. They are hugged to the stem and the beam presents villi. The ends of the leaves are very sharp and sharp. The cob is formed by a central part called zuro. The stems are used in green as forage corn. The zuros have many industrial uses. The main use of corn is for animal feed.
Corn has a high energetic power, the grain is rich in phosphorus. It is very digestible due to its low content in cel·lulosa. The demands of the crop are basically three; temperature, humidity and soils. For the sowing of corn an average soil temperature of 10ºC is needed and it will increase.

In the growth phases temperatures of between 24-30ºC are needed. The most favorable temperature of birth is 15ºC. The strong needs of water of the corn also condition the area of ??the crop For the sowing of the corn a temperature is necessary average of the ground of 10ºC and that is increasing.

In the growth phases temperatures of between 24-30ºC are needed. They have great needs for water, fact that conditions the cultivation area.

The sowing of the first harvest is carried out at the end of April-early May. For second crop plantings are made during the first half of June of the middle cycle, and for plantings of second crop semiprecocities are made in late June early July.The harvest or harvest of corn is carried out when it reaches its physiological maturity that We can measure by guiding ourselves by the yellow coloration of the spatulas (at least 75%) .The harvest of the corn is done by self-propelled harvester. The corn harvested usually comes out clean enough for delivery, although Ribero SAT before bagging it passes through the screen of the reception pit and the interior sieve for proper finishing.

The vegetative cycle of maize can be summarized in four phases: - Nacencia; period between sowing and the appearance of coleoptile having a duration of 6-8 days.- Growth; Once born, a leaf appears every three days, achieving in four-five weeks that the plant has all its leaves. - Flowering; moment in which the panicle is emitting pollen and the styles grow. It is the most critical period of corn.- Fructification; It begins with the fertilization of the ovules by pollen.

After the third week the cob takes the final size, the grains are formed and they are filled with a substance of milky texture, rich in sugars that will transform the fifth week into starches.Maturation and drying; in the eighth week the grain reaches its peak of dry matter, obtaining its physiological maturity. As it loses its moisture, the grain approaches its commercial maturity. The corn has a high energetic power, the grain is rich in calcium, it has a low fat content (approximately 4%), it is very digestible for its low cellulose content.