With corn planting well underway, it is time to start assessing germination and emergence. If corn is slow to emerge, it is a good idea to dig up seeds to gauge seed quality and germination ...

Optimum soil temperatures for corn germination and plant progress begins at 50 degrees F. Soil temperatures lower than 50 F can cause corn seed to lay dormant, exposing the seed to disease and ...

Corn seed stored more than a year quickly loses viability, which reduces germination success when planting. ... • Seeds germinate in 10-14 days. • Corn cobs are pollinated by wind.

An improved machine for planting corn and other seeds, has been invented by R. C. Wrenn, of Mount Gilead, Ohio. The novelty of this invention consists in discharging the grain at regular ...

Hybridization in corn is "easy," says a UNL researcher, and its also allowed for rapid development of better seeds throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries.