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Tassels are the male flower of the corn plant that produces pollen. Pollen from the tassels fall down to the silks (where the ears grow) of another corn plant and in doing so, it fertilizes kernels. Corn needs pollination from the tassels or it will not produce corn.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA corn tassel is the male flower of the corn plant. The tassel is a group of stemmy flowers that grow at the apex, or top, of the corn stalk. These tassels are shades of yellow, green and purple. Each corn plant will grow this tassel on top after the major growing of the plant is complete and when it is time for the ears of corn to begin growing.
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∙ 14y agoThe tassels on a corn plant are made up of many small flowers called spikelets, each spikelet bearing three small anthers which produce pollen grains for reproduction.
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∙ 13y agoThe tassel in a corn plant is the male flower that produces pollin for the silks. It is found at the very top of corn plants after 2 or 3 months of growing.
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When did George 'Corn' Tassel die?
George 'Corn' Tassel died on 1830-12-24.
Why the tassel on a corn plant?
to pick up pollen
What is a tasselation?
A corn tassel is the male flower of the corn plant. The tassel is a group of stemmy flowers that grow at the apex, or top, of the corn stalk. These tassels are shades of yellow, green and purple. Each corn plant will grow this tassel on top after the major growing of the plant is complete and when it is time for the ears of corn to begin growing.
Can you use the top tassel of a corn plant as seed to grow the same again?
I bought a nearly grown batch of 4 pot grown corn stalks and wondered if I could simply detach the seeds from the top tassel to replant for spring?
Who were the characters in Indian captive?
Blue Jay, Corn Tassel(Molly), Squirrel Woman, and Turkey Feather
Is there female and male corn?
There isn't a female and male corn. Each corn plant, however, does have a male and female part. The male part of the plant is at the very top and is called the tassel. The silk on the corn is the Female part. ~tobeornottobe55
What is moving the tassel over called?
turning the tassel or turning of the tassel.
When did Old Tassel die?
Old Tassel died in 1788.
When was Hôtel Tassel created?
Hôtel Tassel was created in 1894.
Is a tassel the same as a fez?
No, a tassel is a string bobble hanging from the fez
How tall is Ashley Van Tassel?
Ashley Van Tassel is 5'.
What part of the plant is corn?
Corn is what the entire plant is called. What you're probably thinking about is the part we eat. This is the seed, know in corn plants as the kernel (pronounced as it is spelled), and is located on the stem of the plant on what is called the ear. The ear of corn is surrounded by a husk (really fibrous leaves) that protect it as it is growing. The cob is the part of the ear which is left behind when the kernels are removed. The topmost part of the corn plant is the tassel or the male part of the flower. That's where the pollen forms. Corn relies on wind to carry the pollen from the tassel to the ear which is the female part of the flower. Because the two parts do not normally mature at the same time, self-pollination does not happen.
