Pirare LXXVIII. Teosinte-pollinated maize ears. 
A. When the maize ear is pollinated only by teo- 
sinte, the hybrid seed are smaller than the few 
hybrid seed found on a predominantly maize pol- 
linated ear, which are indistinguishable from the 
pure maize seed. The ear to the left is the inbred 
A158 and the ear to the right is a controlled polli- 
nation of teosinte pollen on the ear of A158. 7/10 
actual size. B. These ears are open pollinated ears 
from Nobogame. ‘The seed are of normal size on 
the ear to the left. The seed shelled from the ear 
to the right are smaller and all produced F); maize 
“teosinte hybrids. If the entire ear is pollinated 
by teosinte, none of the hybrid seed develop to the 
size of anormal maize kernel. This dwarfing effect 
only occurs if the entire ear is made up of hybrid 
kernels. Note also the tendency of the hybrid ker- 
nels to produce pointed seed, a character often 
found in pop corns. 7/10 actual size. 
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