A plant that flowers regardless of the length of the period of light it is exposed to. Rice, corn, and the cucumber are day-neutral plants.

Is corn a day neutral plant?

A plant that requires a long period of darkness, is termed a "short day" (long night) plant. Short-day plants form flowers only when day length is less than about 12 hours. ... Botanists call these "day neutral" plants. Tomatoes, corn, cucumbers and some strawberries are day-neutral.

Is corn a long day or short day plant?

Maize is not a day-‐neutral plant; it is a short-‐day plant (facultative long night). When someone wants to learn whether the maize subspecies has a reaction to nightlength, maize scientists are telling them that the subspecies has no inclination.