Interrelations among factors influencing the oil content of corn

• Published in: Journal - American Society of Agronomy Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 180 - 185
• Main Authors: Brunson, A.M, Earle, F.R, Curtis, J.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1948
• Subjects: corn oil; crossing; inbred lines; protein content; seeds; Zea mays

Corn samples of hand-pollinated ears from 57 F2 plants representing crosses between inbred lines and the Illinois High Oil selection were hand separated into endosperm, germ, and bran, and each fraction was analyzed for oil and protein. Germ oil and total oil were very highly correlated (r=0.97) whi...