In article .com,
"Mike Lyle" writes:
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| | What the Hell _is_ non-hybrid sweetcorn?
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| Wild maize, or a true-breeding strain of it, eaten green. I ate a
| lot as a child. Like most forms of banana, it has almost never been
| seen in the UK.
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| My understanding is that maize isn't found in the wild, and exists only
| in cultivated varieties. Is that understanding misguided?

Dunno. But it doesn't really matter. People distinguish true-breeding
strains of plums, Russell lupins etc. from hybrid varieties. Maize is
just another similar species.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.