What Is The Shape Of A Corn? Corn kernels or seeds vary in size and shape in different kinds and varieties. They may be only an eighth inch long and near round in popcorn to a half inch long and a flattened-cylinder shape in some other kinds. What is shape of leaf apex of maize?
Does Corn Have Alternate Leaves? Does corn have alternate leaves? Alternate leaves occur along the entire length of the culm, their blades becoming largest toward the lower-middle or middle of the culm. The leaf blades are 10-40′′ long and 3⁄4–41⁄2” across; they are ascending toward their bases, but arching toward their tips, and rather floppy