KERNEL MOISTURE AND YIELD OF CORN AS INFLUENCED BY PRE-HARVEST FOLIAR DESICCATION
Author:
- C. G. MortimoreCMC. G. Mortimore
- 1 January 1959
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Plant Science
- Vol. 39 (1) , 39-42
Abstract
Experiments conducted in 1956 and 1957 showed that pre-harvest chemical desiccation of the foliage did not accelerate appreciably the loss of moisture from corn kernels. Severing of the stalks 6 inches above ground had no effect on the drying rate of the grain. Both treatments reduced yields substantially.Keywords
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