Posted 8/24/2009 17:55 (#822843 - in reply to #822831) Subject: Re: How many ears per plant?
Under good growing conditions the stalk will produce up to three, maybe more, but if the population is high enough for maximum yield, two will abort and be absorbed to fill out the first one. If the population is low, there may be two or three nubbiny ears per stalk. One gives the best crop.