Weather pattern effect on corn: Relationship between weather extremes, silk distortion, and blanking in sweet corn indicated by Coachella Valley studies
A peculiar distortion of silk growth related to an unusual weather pattern was associated with severe and widespread blanking—failure of seed set—in early sweet corn in Coachella Valley in 1958. As a result, much corn harvested in various areas of the Valley during the first two weeks of May was dis...
| Published in: | California Agriculture |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1958-11-01
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| Online Access: | https://californiaagriculture.org/article/113778-weather-pattern-effect-on-corn-relationship-between-weather-extremes-silk-distortion-and-blanking-in-sweet-corn-indicated-by-coachella-valley-studi |