A RAMOSE EAR OF MAIZE 



Figure 2 This abnormalitv consists of numerous branches which decrease 

 in length from the base to the apex of the ear. The normal unbranched ear is 

 considered bv some authorities to have arisen through the reduction ot the 

 branches of such a ramose inflorescence to paired spikelets. The inheritance ot 

 this form of branching is relatively simple and its reappearance after hybridiza- 

 tion with the normal form can be predicted with accuracy. 



