This is a odd think called Tassel Ears that once in a while happens in corn. The female component of the tassel is supposed to abort, but in some cases it doesn't and a cob develops on the tassel. There is no husk just because that's not the right place for it. Find out more here: https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/TasselEars.html
A large number of mutations affect sex determination in maize. Mutations that feminize the plants include the tassel seeds, which are characterized by the development of pistils in florets on tassel.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2445352?seq=1
Such a mutation may have pleiotropic effects, causing the absence of outer covering of tassel ear.
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This condition is called "Tassel Ear". It is mainly caused by gene jumping. The gene "tsts" is responsible for this. This gene allows the female flower part in tassel to flourish which is supposed to be aborted. This is also sometime triggered by climate stress. And it was mainly found near the field boundary in my field. Go through this link for more description.
For more description, go through this link: https://www.genetics.org/content/genetics/19/6/552.full.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0JBrhWfiA9GizuwUfaoxEB3EPrncVpKKwULZzFGOaEUI0xP5WA64tsPl4
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