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Interaction of Detasseling, Sterility, and Spacing on Yields of Maize Hybrids 1
Author(s) -
Chinwuba P. M.,
Grogan C. O.,
Zuber M. S.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1435-0653
pISSN - 0011-183X
DOI - 10.2135/cropsci1961.0011183x000100040015x
Subject(s) - officer , crop , agriculture , library science , unit (ring theory) , political science , management , geography , forestry , psychology , computer science , archaeology , economics , law , mathematics education
THE influence of detasseling on the performance of corn has been studied since the last decade of the last century. Some of the early research workers found that detasseling decreased yield, while others found that it did not. The early work was reviewed adequately by Grogan. Grogan stated that the removal of immature tassels seemingly results in diversion of some of the energy and nutrients normally expended in pollen production to grain production. He predicted that under the same environment male-sterile plants which produce no pollen would react in a manner similar to their detasseled fertile counterparts.