Flint corn (English spelling) flintcorn

Japanese: flint corn(英語表記)flintcorn
Flint corn (English spelling) flintcorn

…It is mainly used as feed and for industrial purposes such as for starch and oil. The hard-grained variety var. indurata Sturt. (illustration) is also called flint corn, and the outside of the berries is hard and keratinous, with a plant height of about 1m. It matures earlier than the burr variety, and is planted in high latitudes and high cold areas where the cultivation period is short. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "flint corn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…おもに飼料用やデンプン,油などの工業原料用とする。硬粒種var.indurata Sturt.(イラスト)はフリントコーンflint cornとも呼ばれ,果粒の外側は硬い角質,草丈は1m前後である。馬歯種よりも早生で,作物を栽培できる期間が短い高緯度や高冷地に作付けされる。…

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