The aerial roots secrete mucus, which supports nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Sierra Mixe corn is a traditional variety of maize grown in the Sierra Mixe region of Mexico, especially the town of Totontepec Villa de Morelos. It is known locally as olotón and has been grown by indigenous farmers for thousands of years.[1]
This variety grows unusually tall—up to sixteen feet—and has aerial roots that secrete a mucus that drips around the plant. This secretion supports the growth of symbiotic bacteria that fix nitrogen and so fertilize the plant.[1]
There is commercial and scientific interest in this variety, and its genetics are being researched to develop other self-fertilizing varieties that would reduce or eliminate need for other fertilizers. A team at University of California, Davis is working on this under the auspices of the Nagoya Protocol, which aims to encourage equitable sharing of the benefits of such biodiversity.[1]
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SierraMixecorn is a traditional variety of maize grown in the SierraMixe region of Mexico, especially the town of Totontepec Villa de Morelos. It is...
probably derives from the Nahuatl word for cloud: mīxtli. The Mixe live in the SierraMixe, which is northeast of the city of Oaxaca. The region borders...
Aerial roots of a maize landrace grown in nitrogen-depleted soils in the SierraMixe, known for extensive aerial roots with a bacterial gel supplying 29–82%...
to the Pacific coastal plain, the Zapotec Sierra, the Mixea region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The Mixe put up the most resistance to intrusions on...
municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the SierraMixe district within the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca Region. The Spanish municipality was founded...
Sierra Popoluca, also known as Soteapanec, Soteapan Zoque, or Highland Popoluca, is a developing Mixe-Zoquean language of the Zoquean branch. It has 35...
Totontepec Villa de Morelos (Totontepec Mixe: Anyukojm) is a town and municipality, in the SierraMixe district of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located...
speculated that the Olmecs derived in part from the neighboring Mokaya or Mixe–Zoque cultures. The Olmecs flourished during Mesoamerica's formative period...
variety of maize grows aerial roots that produce a sweet mucus. The SierraMixe is a tall variety that survives in poor soils without fertilizer in Oaxaca...
the 15th century. The Mixe people account for another ten percent of the indigenous population at just over 103,000 people. The Mixe are an isolated group...
(possibly extinct) Spencer's river tree frog (Litoria spenceri) Mixe tree frog (Megastomatohyla mixe) Oaxacan yellow tree frog (Megastomatohyla pellita) Phyllomedusa...
physiology that collects water from humidity, and absorbs it directly. In the SierraMixe (named after the geographical area) variety of maize, aerial roots produce...
on the height of land between the north and south watersheds of the SierraMixe. The climate is warm, with most rainfall in the summer. Vegetation includes...
before the Mayans developed their calendar. The descendants of Mokaya are the Mixe-Zoque. During the pre Classic era, it is known that most of Chiapas was not...
municipality covers an area of 1,315.37 km2. The western part lies in the SierraMixe, while most of the district to the east is in the flat coastal plain...
another culture arose. The culture is called Mokaya (people of the corn in Mixe-Zoque) and it is dated to about 4,000 years ago when cacao and ballcourts...
was sporadic and confined to the Pacific coastal plain, the Zapotec Sierra, the Mixe region and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The Mixes put up the most resistance...
archaeological remains but are nevertheless noteworthy. These include the Otomi, Mixe–Zoque groups (which may or may not have been related to the Olmecs), the...
languages and Nahuatl. Recent work suggests a possible genetic link to the Mixe–Zoque language family, although this has yet to be firmly established. The...
decreased in recent years, affecting production of the standard crops of corn, wheat, beans and barley. It is the traditional home of the Chocho people...
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