Green corn - Aogari corn

Japanese: 青刈りトウモロコシ - あおがりとうもろこし
Green corn - Aogari corn

… In Japan, corn is classified according to the time of harvest into green corn (for feed), immature corn (for food), and grain corn (for feed, for processing, and for seeds). (1) Green corn is used as silage to feed livestock, but because it is difficult to import, the area under cultivation has increased with the development of the livestock industry, and currently accounts for more than 70% of the total cultivated area. Hokkaido, where livestock farming is thriving, accounts for the majority of this. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "green corn" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本におけるトウモロコシは,収穫する時期によって,青刈り(飼料用),未成熟(食用),子実(飼料用,加工原料用,種子用)に分類される。(1)青刈りトウモロコシはサイレージなどで家畜に給餌されるが,輸入が困難であることから畜産業の発展とともに作付面積を伸ばし,現在では全作付面積の70%あまりを占める。畜産の盛んな北海道がその大半を占めている。…

※「青刈りトウモロコシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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