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Blanking and shrivel disorders of fresh market sweet corn: Strong winds during pollinating periods important cause of blanking disorder occurring on sweet corn for fresh market
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California Agriculture 11(12):10-13.
Published December 01, 1957
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Abstract
Incomplete ear fill—blanking—in fresh market sweet corn is due to the failure of individual kernels to begin development and has been particularly troublesome in the Coachella Valley. Usually blanking is most serious near the tip of the ear, but it can extend over the body of the ear.