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Since tassels are the male flower of the corn plant (silk is the female part), detasseling is done to control how the corn pollinates itself before the kernels on the ear develop. When the pollen from a tassel touches the silk, a corn kernel develops, which is why detaselling is a good method of controlling how ears grow.

Typically, farmers will grow two different types of corn in one field, but only detassel one kind, leaving the other to pollinate all. The detasseled corn will then be a cross-breed (it cannot self-pollinate), which allows for custom-designed ears or produces a higher yield.

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