Mais#

Maize (Zea mays), originating in Central and South America, this plant was brought to Austria in 1559, where it became known as "Turkish corn" or "Kukuruz". Cross-breeds of dent or flint maize are used as grain or silage maize (particularly common as livestock feed). In addition, maize is used to produce starch and oil. About 179,465 hectares were planted with maize in 1994. By international standards Austria belongs to the major corn-growing countries with average crop yields ranging from 7 to 9 tons per hectare. In 1993 the overall crop yield of grain maize totalled 1.5 million tons with the amount used for self-supply decreasing slightly to 90%.