[PeterPrinciple]

Folks,

I've worked on a project trying to raise corn in Africa. Note that only 280 out of 1,000 had a problem. don't jump to conclusions because THIS ARTICLE HAS AN AGENDA!

There are a lot of management problems raising corn there. Fertility is a PROBLEM! Half of our US donated supplies of seed, fert and chem, disappeared to the high govt officials and the local farms crops were bad. To get the tillage and planting done on our project we had to hire the equivalent of the state department of transpiration - didn't work.

The odds of raising a good crop there are slim and none. Based on the above numbers, I would say it was a success.

[PeterPrinciple]

transpiration = Transportation (DOT)

But there will be depts of transpiration and respiration in our future.

[Western Phil]

It would be interesting to see a knowledgeable analysis of what happened here. From the limited details, it appears that the kernels were not fertilized. I haven't seen it, but rumor has it that excessive heat during bloom will prevent fertilization as will insects eating the silks. Is it possible that under some conditions, the bloom does not take place at the proper time?