Corn stover consists of the leaves, stalks, and cobs of corn (maize) (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) plants left in a field after harvest. Such stover makes up about half of the yield of a corn crop[1] and is similar to straw from other cereal grasses; in Britain it is sometimes called corn straw. Corn stover is a very common agricultural product in areas of large amounts of corn production. As well as the non-grain part of harvested corn, the stover can also contain other weeds and grasses.[2] Field corn and sweet corn, two different types of maize, have relatively similar corn stover.
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- ^ Hall, Tim. "Corn Stover as an Emergency Feed Source and the Potential for a Supplemental PAN Allowance For Small Grain Sown After Stover Removal" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.