Have you looked into hand pollination? Corn is super hard to keep pure and the numbers you need to keep from inbreeding depression are high. I'm trying with some OP sweet corn this year and some later season popping corn. We'll see if it works...
Have you looked into hand pollination? Corn is super hard to keep pure and the numbers you need to keep from inbreeding depression are high. I'm trying with some OP sweet corn this year and some later season popping corn. We'll see if it works...
I am familiar with hand pollination. I don't think I am at risk, and I do not have that much patience. I planted several hundred seeds in a square plot, so i think they have enough variation? I was not sure about that though....
I want to say it's like 50 ears from 100 plants... But don't quote me.
Oh that's not good news
Sounds like you'd be fine. Especially since you'll be letting it mature on the plants anyway. Sweet corn is tough because that's a lot of crop to leave in the field...