Hello,
I'm studying in field condition the F1 vigor of some hybrids of Maize everta in water shortage conditions.
After anthesis I noticed that some plant (without a correlation with the genotype or the treatment) and started to produce ears with masculine trait; some stamen (attached photo).
Since I used to know that usually the flower are imperfect, with ears producing only feminine trait which could be the exogenous cause of this abnormality?
Dears regards,
Ludovico Caracciolo