Corn (maize)
... silk that extends from the cob and receives the pollen from the tassel. Corn is kind of drought tolerant. It can stand a drought up to five weeks. Dry weather at pollination time affects pollination and hence yeilds. The soil requirements for corn is it requires a well-drained, fertile soil. Clay loams are one of the loams that are preferred. When it is time to plant corn a deep seed-bed ahould be prepared. Corn is shallow rooted and needs loose soil in which the roots can settle. The main use for corn is to make silage. It makes the best silage in the grass family. After the grain is harvested the residue most of the time contains 3.0 to 4.0 percent in crude protein. In a drought year it could be up to 9 pecent. The protein level does not reduce when it is standing in the fields. A minimum germination and quality is required for commercial sale. Dent maize is the main variety grown commercially for grain. There are many different types of corn. Sweet cor...