Poaceae-Panicoideae-Andropogoneae: Zea mays everta (popcorn)
Of multiple entries, this is the "real" one.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/grow-your-own-popcorn-zmaz79zsch, http://www.ehow.com/how_5556959_dehydrate-popcorn.html, -- drying instructions
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine/why-popcorn-doesnt-pop.html?_r=0 -- why popcorn doesn't pop
Popcorn must have two important properties to pop well. First, the amount of moisture in the kernel must be very close to 13.5%. Too little moisture and enough steam won’t build up to pop the kernel. Too much moisture and the kernels pop into dense spheres, rather than the light fluffy stuff popcorn fanciers love.
Second, the kernels must not be cracked or damaged in any way. Even a small crack will let steam escape, keeping the necessary pressure from building. Popcorn kernels with the right amount of moisture and unblemished hulls pop into the snack that just about everyone enjoys.
20180331 planted other pale kernels in back to fight stilt grass
20180327 Planted pink & purple selected kernel of Poaceae-Panicoideae-Andropogoneae: Zea mays everta (popcorn) in NW border - 2 rows by potatoes one row by path, 4 inch separation.
201712 gave popcorn as gift;
20170814 popping experiment. No puff, but the shell cracked. Too little moisture? Damaged kernel?
20170324 4 Poaceae: Zea mays per block 11 (Nbed: 1,2,4, &5 ; Mbed 1, 3 & 5, S bed 1, 2,4, &5) - planted at least 12 to cover predation. See Garden Planning: Three Sisters. …
Cherokee Long Ear Small Popcorn(rainbow) 100 days. [Seedstock from Merlyn Niedens, combining several strains of long ear Cherokee popcorn sent by Carl Barnes of Turpin, OK. Carl has helped save many of the Cherokee corns that came west over the Trail of Tears.] Small kernelled variety makes surprisingly large pops, yielding for a low hull/ corn ratio. Great flavor. Highly ornamental, 5-7 in. ears have many shiny colors including red, blue, orange, white, and yellow. 6-8 ft. plants. Pkt. Packet: 1 oz (28g) (approx. 460-580 seeds, depending on variety) sows 125'.
Genetics & Glass Gem: http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.com/2015/11/corn-color-concepts.html
Ford, Rosemary H. “Inheritance of Kernel Color in Corn: Explanations & Investigations." 188 THE AMERICAN BIOLOGY TEACHER, VOLUME 62, NO. 3, MARCH 2000. Accessed November 29, 2017. http://www.grochbiology.org/CornGeneticsArticle.pdf (Zotero'd)
