92 Nebraska Agricultural Exp. Station , Research Bui. 20 
Table 36. — Immediate effect of foreign pollen on the relative 
development of different parts of the kernels of pure line 
(inbred) corn (Hogue's Yellow Dent and Nebraska White 
Prize corn). 1921. 
Ear 
No. 
Kind 
of kernels 
Number 
of 
kernels 
Moisture free weights of 
Ratio 
of embryo 
to 
endosperm 
Kernels 
Embryos 
Endo- 
sperms 
Seed 
coats 
(1) 
(2) 
. (3) 
Grams 
(4) 
Grams 
(5) 
Grams 
(6) 
Grams 
(7) 
(8) 
INBRED HOGUE’S YELLOW DENT PARTLY FERTILIZED BY NEBRASKA WHITE PRIZE 
1 
Pure 
9 
1.9748 
0.2232 
1.6477 
0.1038 
0.1355 
Hybrid .... 
9 
2.2924 
0.2906 
1.8879 
0.1139 
0.1539 
Ratio .... 
1.1608 
1.3020 
1.1458 
1.0973 
1.1358 
2 
Pure 
7 
1.8236 
0.1826 
1.5532 
0.0878 
0.1176 
Hybrid .... 
7 
2.0985 
0.2454 
1.7605 
0.0926 
0.1394 
Ratio 
1.1507 
1.3439 
1.1335 
1.0547 
1.1854 
3 
Pure 
7 
1.6758 
0.1741 
1.4133 
0.0886 
0.1232 
Hybrid .... 
7 
1.8785 
0.2270 
1.5593 
0.0922 
0.1456 
Ratio 
1.1209 
1.3038 
1.1033 
1.0406 
1.1818 
4 
Pure 
8 
1.7093 
0.1801 
1.4398 
0.0894 
0.1251 
Hybrid .... 
8 
2.0724 
0.2398 
1.7326 
0.1000 
0.1384 
Ratio 
1.2124 
1.3315 
1.2034 
1.1186 
1.1063 
5 
Pure 
12 
2.5409 
0.2726 
2.1325 
0.1358 
0.1278 
Hybrid .... 
12 
2.9535 
0.3569 
2.4478 
0.1488 
0.1458 
Ratio .... 
1.1624 
1.3092 
1.1479 
1.0957 
1.1408 
6 
Pure 
15 
3.5965 
0.3523 
3.0679 
0.1763 
0.1148 
Hybrid ... 
15 
3.7187 
0.3768 
3.1554 
0.1865 
0.1194 
Ratio 
1.0340 
1.0695 
1.0285 
1.0578 
1.0401 
7 
Pure 
52 
8.7381 
0.7834 
7.5109 
0.4442 
0.1043 
Hybrid .... 
52 
9.9526 
1.0692 
8.4028 
0.4806 
0.1272 
Ratio . . 
1.1390 
1.3648 
1.1187 
1.0819 
1.2196 
8 
Pure 
35 
7.2108 
0.7035 
6.1793 
0.3380 
0.1138 
Hybrid .... 
35 
7.7258 
0.8394 
6.5221 
0.3641 
0.1287 
Ratio 
1.0714 
1.1932 
1.0555 
1.0772 
1.1309 
9 
Pure 
18 
3.7922 
0.3820 
3.2062 
0.2020 
0.1191 
Hybrid . . . . 
18 
3.8690 
0.3985 
3.2614 
0.2091 
0.1222 
Ratio 
1.0202 
1.0432 
1.0172 
1.0351 
1.0260 
Pure 
47 
10.5694 
1.0506 
9.0944 
0.4244 
0.1155 
Hybrid . . 
1 47 
11.4583 
1.1885 
9.7763 
0.4535 
0.1216 
Ratio 
1.0841 
1.1313 
1.0750 
1.0686 
1.0528 
Average of ratios 
1.1156 
1.2392 
1.1029 
1.0728 | 
1.1219 
