. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application;. Plant breeding. Corn SelJ-Pollenated and Crossed With Teosinte The upper ear is an ordinary ear of corn, presenting no marked peculiarities. The lower ear was developed by pollenizing the corn silk with pollen from the primitive type of corn called teosinte, which is illustrated on earlier pages of the present volume. The influence of the pollen-parent is clearly shown in the modified form of the kernels. With most plants the pollen does not directly effect the fruit, but corn is an excep- tion in this Ple
. Luther Burbank, his methods and discoveries and their practical application;. Plant breeding. Corn SelJ-Pollenated and Crossed With Teosinte The upper ear is an ordinary ear of corn, presenting no marked peculiarities. The lower ear was developed by pollenizing the corn silk with pollen from the primitive type of corn called teosinte, which is illustrated on earlier pages of the present volume. The influence of the pollen-parent is clearly shown in the modified form of the kernels. With most plants the pollen does not directly effect the fruit, but corn is an excep- tion in this Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Whitson, John; John, Robert; Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943; Luther Burbank society. New York, London, Luther Burbank Press
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