It is hard to believe that July is almost over. Corn has been tasseling and the ear leaf is starting to poke its head out. With that in mind, Peter Thomison, OSU Extension corn specialist, provides ...

Gardeners enjoy the beauty and fragrance of flowers, but from a plant’s standpoint flowers have one very basic and essential function – to ensure the production of seeds and thus the next generation.

As corn growers are evaluating pollination, more reports of problems resulting from the “overly tight tassel wrap” phenomenon are trickling in from farmers and agronomists, with pictures and ...

High temperatures and insect damage to the silks are common causes of poor ear fill in sweet corn. Stress from high temperatures, overwatering, underwatering or poor plant nutrition can cause newly ...

Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

Baby corn, essentially unfertilized young ears of corn, is a specialty food gaining interest for its high nutrition and low ...

The corn crop in North Dakota and surrounding states is as variable as the recent weather, and the encroaching drought has taken its toll on some fields. Poor corn pollination can be caused by ...

There is something about the golden tassels emerging over a deep green field of corn that gets me excited about summer. And with tassels emerging county wide, pollination time is getting near.

Pollination is a critical period for corn development and yield. Pollen shed occurs over a two-week period. For kernels to develop, silks must emerge and be fertilized by viable pollen. Silks grow ...