Only seed corn is detasseled. Generally 3 or 4 rows have their tassels
removed with a row or two left with their tassels. This is done just before
the corn germinates and is how the seed corn is hybridized.
Sweet corn is not detasseled, the tassels are needed to produce the
kernels. Tassels produce the pollen, therefore are a sex organ of the corn.
John Griffin
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