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History: Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact[edit]

Such contact is typically considered controversial, is it appropriate to have such a large part of the history section espousing a controversial opinion with only one source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.48.139.211 (talk) 16:51, 14 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dent corn redirect[edit]

Why is dent corn redirecting here? It's not the same thing as flint corn. Captain Packrat (talk) 04:11, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I corrected that earlier today. Definitely needed to be corrected. --ColonelHenry (talk) 19:03, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Human Bred[edit]

"Flint corn has different colors, and it is natural for corn. Single-coloured varieties are bred by human."

Aside from the various stylistic and grammatical atrocities that this passage commits, it is embarassingly ignorant and utterly incorrect. ALL corn is human-bred; the species never occured in nature, but was slowly and progressively developed by the ancient American peoples. How can one human-bred crop be more "natural" than another human-bred crop? Furthermore, some flint corn varieties are entirely one color: Hopi Maize, a famous heirloom, is a flint corn that is solid blue. I am removing this passage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.225.226.31 (talk) 18:29, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Corn as we know it is indeed developed by humans. Corn (Zea mays ssp. mays) is a descendant of Teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis). over many years this has been selectively bred to produce larger and larger ears, resulting in the many types of corn we know today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.27.224.3 (talk) 21:21, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why isn't this article called "Indian corn"?[edit]

I've never heard the term flint corn, but I have heard of Indian corn, having grown up in the States. Since corn/maize is from the Americas, shouldn't we use an American English term? Where is the term flint corn used? DBlomgren (talk) 09:39, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And what's with this sentence? "Flint corn, (Zea mays indurata; also known in most countries as Indian corn or sometimes calico corn) is the same species as Indian corn, but a different variant of maize (var. Linnaeus)." So Indian corn is the same species as Indian corn? Thanks for clearing that up! Bunnyhugger (talk) 06:12, 30 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lack of quality sources in article.[edit]

Of the eight provided sources, three are to non-academic, non-news sources. http://jugalbandi.info/2007/11/indian-corn/ is a link to a blog, http://www.wonderquest.com/IndianCorn.htm is a blog and http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/programs/ark_product_detail/roys_calais_flint_corn/ is an advertising puff piece. http://www.mnh.si.edu/archives/garden/history/corn.html and http://aces.nmsu.edu/news/1999/110299_bluecorn.htm link to academic websites but both return invalid urls. The New Oxford American Dictionary citation does not refer to a specific volume or page number. Only the link to The Lost Universe: Pawnee Life and Culture is a verifiable and academic source. I know next to nothing about North American agriculture so I am in a very bad position to correct these references and replace them with verifiable sources.IrishStephen (talk) 12:20, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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"Gem corn" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Gem corn and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 November 27#Gem corn until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. MB 01:13, 27 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Glass Gem Corn[edit]

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I have just created a page for Glass Gem Corn as part of an Indigenous Peoples month edit-a-thon. Glass Gem Corn is a specific variety of flint corn created (not sure that's the right word) by Native American Carl Barnes. It's importance stems from it's popularitity leading backyard gardeners to become interested in preserving heirloom varieties of fruits and vegg. Would it be possible to add a Glass Gem Corn into this page? Tumanurung (talk) 17:47, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing use of "corn"[edit]

Its very confusing to English people to find references to "corn" which we think should be "maize". In England "corn" is a generic term for wheat or barley. So when I'm looking for a recipe for Italian Polenta and find that I need corn to make it and that its gluten free confusion abounds! 2A00:23C6:9394:2401:E575:E474:3A4C:35EF (talk) 18:54, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]