Grain amaranth
Corn
True Gold - Corn
Ref : G0214
- Zea mays
Bag of 30 grams
This variety produces spikes around 20 cm long with yellow seeds on 2 m-high plants. They contain high levels of zeaxanthin, one of the main protective pigments for the eyes.
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They contain a lot of zeaxanthin, a carotenoid that gives corn its yellow color and helps improve eyesight.
Sow directly in place, after the last frosts, 1 seed every 30 cm, in rows 70 cm apart. Cover seeds with 3 cm of fine soil. Plant when 15 to 20 cm high.
Zea mays
30 grams
From 150 to 200 cm
From 20 to 30 cm
United States
Developed by Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds from an F1 hybrid: "Golden Jubilee" - very much in vogue from the 1950s onwards - at the Seeds of Change experimental farm in the United States. For over thirty years, Mushroom has been working to de-hybridize the best F1 corn hybrids, which were produced, let's not forget, from the best OP varieties, i.e. the best old open-pollinated corn varieties.
They contain a lot of zeaxanthin, a carotenoid that gives corn its yellow color and helps improve eyesight.
