This is actually highly variable and varies by strongly by genetic
background. With large kernel hybrids and varieties, I have seen it as low
as 8 rows.
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> From: u.platzer at dkfz-heidelberg.de [SMTP:u.platzer at dkfz-heidelberg.de]
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 6:27 AM
> To: maize at net.bio.net> Subject: number of grains per kernel
>> Hello,
>> I'm interested whether there are data about how many grains are on a
> maize ear, and how many rows of grain are there?
>> Is anything "officially" known about these numbers? It seems that
> there are always 16 rows around...
>> I'd appreciate any information.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Ute Platzer
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