detasseled
Corn plume stripped
Detasseled describes corn plants that have had their tassels—the pollen-producing tops—removed.
This is done to control pollination in seed corn production, ensuring cross-breeding between specific varieties.
Detasseling is often summer work for teenagers in corn-growing regions: She spent July detasseling corn for a seed company.
Cereal grown on cobs
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- antherPollen-producing structure
- silksLustrous woven garments
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
cross-pollination · hybrid · seed production · breeding · fertilization · self-pollination · ear · kernel
Temporary warm-weather employment
- crewWorking team aboard
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- MidwestNorth-central American region
humidity · early morning · manual labor · seasonal work · corn field · pulling · snapping · height
Cultivated agricultural plants
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- farmingCultivating land for food
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
harvest · yield · agronomy · seed corn · field · tractor · machinery · crop rotation
corn
Cereal grown on cobs
pollen · cross-pollination · hybrid · seed production · breeding · fertilization · self-pollination · ear · kernel · husk
summer job
Temporary warm-weather employment
Midwest · humidity · early morning · manual labor · seasonal work · corn field · pulling · snapping · height · muddy
crop
Cultivated agricultural plants
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- farmingCultivating land for food
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
irrigation · harvest · yield · agronomy · seed corn · field · tractor · machinery · crop rotation · growing season