Maturity wise, corn goes through the 5 stages of 12 once it has pollinated. EXAMPLE - 12 Days from Pollination corn will be Blistered
- 24 Days from Pollination corn will be milky
- 36 Days from Pollination corn will be Doughy
- 48 Days from pollination corn will be fully dented and
- 60 days from pollination corn will be physiologically mature and have all of its yield.Kernel moistures will run 32-33%. The above photo shows the kernel development that has been made by Pioneer brand P0125HR in 15 days since silking.With good moisture and daytime temperatures corn is making nice maturity progress.This cob has 16 rows around and is in the milky stage of kernel development.( double click for a close-up )The shot of the cob of P0125HR to the right was taken on Wed Aug 12th.This is exactly 15 days since it silked.The cob has pollinated well and there are conservatively 36 kernels per row that are developing.It is in the milky stage of kernel development.
This shot shows the developing
cob right at pollination on July 28th.