Yield studies are sometimes made between normal and detasseled plats of corn, especially in natural cross-pollination plats. There has been much conflict in results in regard to the effect of detasseling on the yield of grain. The practise received a great deal of attention in this country between 1890 and 1900, but few tests have been reported since then. The theory at that time was that, with the removal of the tassels, the nutrition of the plant consumed in the production of pollen was diverted in other directions and naturally would be utilized in the production of grain. In opposition to this theory was the possibility of injury to the plant. It seemed justifiable, under the conditions, to study the problem anew. Such a study was conducted at the Nebraska Experiment Station in 1929.
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