Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts ... off the stalk in a circular pattern, growing downward at a 30˚ angle.” ...
The researchers think the crackling noises occur because of tiny fractures from the corn plant stretching, breaking and growing. The time-lapse video documents the noises, along with the plant ...
Beijing permitted planting of about 4 million mu, or 270,000 hectares, of GMO corn this year in what it described as trials but has not yet issued any public guidance for 2024.