Why does some corn not have whiskers? Why doesn t corn on the cob grow whiskers?

Updated on Three rural 2024-05-27
10 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Some corn whiskers may be due to the following reasons:

    1.Seed Cause: Purchased varieties that are not suitable for local cultivation, or purchased seeds that may be stale seeds, resulting in no whiskers in the corn.

    2.Too dense planting: impermeable and poor air permeability between corn plants will affect the differentiation of corn ears, resulting in stunted growth, and then the phenomenon of no whiskers.

    3.The water table is too high, and the moisture is not breathable: this will also affect the growth of corn and may cause it to not be whiskered.

    4.Too high pH: Not good for corn growth, which may be caused by early drought and lack of water, or it may be caused by insufficient fertilization.

    5.Varieties have poor disease resistance and have seedling blight: this will also affect the growth of maize, which may lead to the absence of whiskers.

    6.Factors such as large soil pores, drought, and soil compaction cause underdeveloped corn roots: these factors will also affect the growth of corn, which may lead to corn whiskers.

    Therefore, in order to solve the problem of corn whiskering, it is necessary to take corresponding measures for the above reasons, such as selecting varieties suitable for local planting, reasonable dense planting, and improving the soil environment.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Even if the corn itself is not pollinated, it can accept the pollen of other plants after silking and complete the pollination process. The flowering time of plants (including female and male flowers) in a group cannot be exactly the same, there are always early and late, and the pollination process can be completed as long as the male and female meet during these days.

    Generally affected by natural disasters such as drought, diseases and insects, the plot appears first silking and then pumping the male plot, as long as the male panicle pollen is normal, the filaments can be pollinated and fertilized, which will not cause a large reduction in yield;

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    When it comes to corn, I'm afraid everyone knows it. A variety of sweet and delicious boiled corn on the cob is both a favorite of the little ones and one of the breakfasts of many office workers. It is known as a drought-resistant, high-yielding crop that provides important food for humans**.

    With the advancement of science and technology, corn has also been given more uses, such as making alcohol, glucose, etc. Nowadays, due to the gradual reduction of non-renewable resources such as oil and natural gas on the earth, scientists are trying to use corn as a biomass fuel to alleviate the energy crisis.

    Although corn is delicious, it takes a little effort to get rid of the long whiskers on the outside before you can bite down comfortably. Imagine if corn could be eaten like an apple, without having to hold back saliva and pull out those untangled beards! However, if corn doesn't have a beard, we can no longer eat sweet corn kernels.

    Why is that?

    To understand the origin of corn whiskers, we have to start with the flowers of the plant. The flowers of a plant are usually composed of an elongated stalk, receptacle, tepal (including sepals and petals), stamens, and pistils. Among them, the colorful and peculiar shapes of the tepals are the focus of everyone's attention and appreciation.

    However, in the florae of many hermaphroditic plants**, there is usually a rod or several filamentous structures of varying lengths that are distinctly different from the stamens. The tips of filaments are usually enlarged, formed into small spherical shapes, or bifurcated into finer filamentous structures. These filaments and balls are the flower columns and stigmas of the plant, and it is where the plant receives pollen.

    Only when the plant's pistil receives pollen and achieves the union of sperm and egg can fruits and seeds be formed.

    In maize, the male flowers grow at the top of the plant, and the female flowers, which are the corn we eat, grow in the middle of the plant. Those long whiskers are the slender columella of the female corn flowers. They are like birds waiting to be fed, only by trying to elongate beyond the tightly wrapped bracts on the outside of the corn and the same as the leaves, can they have a chance to receive pollen and produce full corn on the corn cob.

    Perhaps, it is the addition of the procedure of "pulling out the beard" that makes us have more beautiful expectations for eating corn. In fact, many people may not know that corn whiskers are a treasure! It has multiple effects such as liver cirrhosis, high blood pressure, dizziness, cough, diuresis and swelling, and has important medicinal value.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Corn is a monoecious, cross-pollinated plant that grows male flowers first and grows at the top during reproductive development, as shown below.

    After about 5 to 9 days apart, female flowers will grow into the leaf axils, which are a spike-like inflorescence, which is a kind of flower spike with several layers of bracts (corn husks) on the outside of the flower spike, and when its rotten flower spikes poke out of the bracts, insects and wind will blow pollen on them, and then complete pollination.

    Male inflorescence (left) and female inflorescence (right) of Yurot Xiangmi. **:h. zell / wikimedia

    If you peel off the husks, you'll find that the ears of these female flowers will be neatly arranged on the corn cob, and after the pollination is complete, it will slowly develop into corn kernels, and the corn cob will also grow into corn cobs!

    During the development of corn fruits (corn kernels), the flower columns (corn whiskers) that complete their mission will gradually wither, but some of them will still remain on the corn cob, so when we eat corn, we will see that there are longer or shorter corn whiskers pressed under each corn grain!

    The health benefits of corn silk.

    Corn is sweet and delicious, and it is a delicacy that many people never get tired of eating. But what few people know is that in fact, the humble corn silk also has a particularly good health function with a leakage effect, it has the effect of diuresis and swelling, and it is still a Chinese herbal medicine when dried!

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    This may be caused by uneven pollination, otherwise corn cobs would not have this situation, which is unreasonable.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Under normal circumstances, the male is drawn first and then silked, even if the corn itself is not pollinated, but after silking, it can accept the pollen of other plants, and complete the pollination process. The flowering time of plants in a group (including female and male flowers) cannot be exactly the same, there are always morning and evening, and the pollination and fruiting time after flowering is several days, as long as the male and female meet in these days, the pollination process can be completed.

    Generally affected by drought, diseases and insects and other disasters from the sparrow, the plot appears first silking and then pumping the plot, as long as the male spike pollen is normal, the filaments can be pollinated and fertilized, which will not cause a large reduction in yield;

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Hello, because corn silk is the filament of corn, which is part of the female flower of corn. If there are no corn whiskers, the corn plants will not produce corn. Corn is a monoecious cross-pollinated plant, with the male flowers growing at the top of the stem and the female flowers growing in the middle of the stem.

    The pollen of corn is spread by the wind, and the wind scatters the flower pollen of the stamens to the pistil, so that the pistil will soon develop into corn seeds after pollination, and the silk of the flower stool will lose its effect and become the "beard" of corn. Therefore, when corn flowers and pollinates, due to the influence of bad weather, it is also possible that the pistil will not be fully pollinated in the wild, which will cause the phenomenon of corn seed deficiency.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Summary. Most of them are caused by early drought and lack of water, the corn cob embryo can not need physiological nutrients and water, resulting in the embryo inhibiting growth, and when the male ear is extracted, the female ear can not be pollinated if it is not pulled out at the same time, and then the corn cob can not grow.

    Most of them are caused by early drought and lack of water, the corn cob embryo can not need physiological nutrients and water, resulting in the embryo inhibiting the growth of the early difference caused by the land open skin, and when the male ear is sold early, the female ear can not be pollinated if it is not pumped out at the same time, and then the corn cob can not grow.

    Prolonged drought will definitely lead to a reduction in corn yields, and the corn whiskers are the stigma of the female flowers of corn, and each female flower can produce a single corn after pollination. Yan Sunge said that it should be: corn whiskers and corn female flowers are as many yards here, but often not every female flower banquet mold chain can pollinate and produce a grain of corn, so it is common for corn whiskers to have more corn kernels than corn kernels.

    Therefore, there are no corn whiskers on the corn cob, so there will not be many corn kernels on the final corn cob, similar to the deflated rice of rice, without grin.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Summary. Hello, I'm glad to answer for you: corn does not grow corn whiskers, the problem is very serious, most likely because of lack of water or insufficient nutrients, will not produce corn kernels.

    Hello. Hello, I'm glad to answer for you: corn does not grow corn whiskers, the problem is very serious, most likely because of the lack of water or nutrients in the pie, Hengxian will not produce corn kernels.

    Is there any way to solve the problem that the corn blooms and the beard can't grow.

    Corn whiskers are actually the flower necks of corn female flowers, no corn whiskers, indicating that there are no female flowers, corn is a monoecious plant, corn flowers on the top of corn are actually male flowers, only male and female pollination can produce corn kernels, if there is no corn whiskers, that is, there are no female flowers, there is no pollination, this consequence is quite serious, there are flowers to bloom, beards are also in the bag, but can not grow.

    Is there anything that can be fixed.

    Kiss, is there a lack of water or waterlogging?

    Most of them are caused by drought and lack of water in the early stage of Changyin, and the corn cob embryo can not need physiological nutrients and water, resulting in the embryo inhibiting the growth of the round and rapid closing.

    There should be no shortage of water.

    What does waterlogging mean can be solved.

    Waterlogging is whether there is flooding or not.

    If neither of the above is the case, then Husun Jiao can reapply nitrogen fertilizer and phosphate fertilizer, Kaiwang ignores the use of potassium fertilizer and trace elements, resulting in nutrient imbalance, resulting in poor soil compaction permeability, affecting the normal growth and development of maize roots. The reason why corn does not grow roots may be due to seedling blight. There may be many reasons why corn does not grow well and does not take root, including soil and fertilizer.

    The soil moisture content is large, causing waterlogging, and the corn will not take root; If the soil fertility is insufficient, the root development of corn will be slow. The main reason why corn does not grow fibrous roots is that there are no vegetable roots on the floor, corn water roots cannot be rooted, and the root system of Jingxiang corn cannot grow normally. Ignoring the use of potassium fertilizer and trace elements leads to the imbalance of nutrient ratio and poor soil compaction permeability, which affects the normal growth and development of maize roots.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Summary. Hello, dear, corn does not grow corn whiskers, the problem is very serious, most likely because of lack of water or insufficient nutrients, will not produce corn kernels.

    Hello, dear, corn does not grow corn whiskers, the problem is very serious, most likely because of lack of water or insufficient nutrients, will not produce corn kernels.

    Corn whiskers are actually the flower necks of corn female flowers, there is no corn whiskers, indicating that there are no female flowers, corn is a monoecious plant, the corn flowers on the top of the corn are actually male flowers, only male and female pollination can produce corn kernels, if there is no corn whiskers, that is, there are no female flowers, there is no way to give tremor to guess the empty powder, this consequence is still quite serious, it is recommended to quickly find the relevant agricultural research units and find experts to see.

    The reason why corn does not grow roots may be due to seedling blight. There may be many reasons why corn does not grow well and does not take root, including soil and fertilizer. If the moisture content of the pure soil is large, it will cause waterlogging, and it will be the corn hall that does not take root; If the soil fertility is insufficient, the root development of corn will be slow.

    The main reason for the lack of fibrous roots is that the floor does not have vegetable roots, and the corn water roots cannot be rooted, and the Jingxiang corn root system cannot grow normally. Ignoring the use of potassium fertilizer and trace elements leads to the imbalance of nutrient ratio and poor soil compaction permeability, which affects the normal growth of maize roots and the development of clump benches.

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