Integrated Crop Management

Outcrossing and distance from pollen source

Outcrossing and distance from pollen source
Relationship between measured outcrossing and distance from pollen source (1 meter = 3.25 feet). Measured outcrossing decreased exponentially with increasing distance from the pollen source. Source: Juan Astini, 2007, Ph.D. dissertation, Iowa State University, "Managing maize pollen dispersal and outcrossing."

Source URL:
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm//ipm/icm/node/2391