Pre-harvest Desiccation Research Articles

KERNEL MOISTURE AND YIELD OF CORN AS INFLUENCED BY PRE-HARVEST FOLIAR DESICCATION

Experiments conducted in 1956 and 1957 showed that pre-harvest chemical desiccation of the foliage did not accelerate appreciably the loss of moisture from corn kernels. Severing of the stalks 6 inches above ground had no effect on the drying rate of the grain. Both treatments reduced yields substantially.