and reported that ‘‘The corn is much more glutinous than the other varieties, so far as I know’’ according to a
note by the missionary in the archives of the US
Department of Agriculture (USDA). Later, waxy
maize was also discovered in other places in Asia
(Collins 1920; Kuleshov 1954). Despite of the
contrary opinion of some authors, the main view is
that Chinese waxy maize originated from the maize
introduced from the new world since maize was
discovered (Zeng et al. 1981; Wikipedia: Waxy corn,
http://wikipedia/org). Waxy maize is mainly used in
food production in Asia and its amylopectin is also
used in the textile, adhesive and paper industries.