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Poor kernel set in zipper pattern has many causes
Oct 6, 2017, 14:00 PM
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A corn specialist at Purdue University says this year’s inconsistent weather has caused kernel set issues in parts of the Corn Belt.
Bob Nielsen says he’s seeing “zipper ear” in some fields, where entire rows of kernels are missing down one side of the corn ear. He says it is usually caused by severe drought conditions.
“Areas where it would be most likely to occur would be those areas that have been excessively dry since pollination,” he says.
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