date:Jul 03, 2012
tassel and the silks arent there, no kernels are produced.
Silk growth is only half of the critical pollination process. If the pollen does reach the silk, a tube created by the pollen grain must be able to grow down the silk to where the kernel will be, Wiebold said. There has to be enough water to keep the corn silk wet enough for the pollen tube to grow through its entire length to reach the ear.
This coordination process, colloquially called nick, is so important that if dry, hot conditio