What do tassels on corn do?
What do tassels on corn do? Corn (Zea mais) produces a tassel of silks at the top of each ear when the plants are ready to start producing. The corn tassel produces the pollen that pollinate the ears so they can form the kernels. If corn doesn't tassel, it can't produce any edible ears, whether you grow sweet corn or flint corn. What causes short corn ears? The biggest issue has been flooding and excess soil moisture. For processing corn growers, this has meant reduced field yields with smaller ears or no ears in field bottoms and poorly drained areas....