Table 1. Days following silking to reach corn reproductive growth stages and approximate grain moisture (Abendroth et al., 2011).
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Cross section of kernels following physiological maturity. The black abscission layer is visible at the tip of the kernels.
Table 2. Average daily GDU accumulation during early-, mid-, and late-September and October for several Midwestern locations (1981-2010 average, Midwest Regional Climate Center).
Table 3. Average daily corn dry down rate for difference stages of the harvest season (Hicks, 2004).
Author: Mark Jeschke
August 2019
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