Hybrid

Corn hybrid is the cross between B73 and Mo17 and is used in the MU Gene Zoo as a demonstration of hybrid vigor.

Shows each variety’s corn rows labeled in the field. The Mo17 and B73 rows of stalks are about the same height, and the B73 crop rows on the end are a foot or two taller.
From left to right: Mo17, B73, and hybrid. Hybrid plants are taller because of hybrid vigor.
Unhusked young corn ear on stalk shows golden kernels
Ear before maturity.
Side view of the three types of corn ear. The Mo17 ear is smaller with larger, more spaced out dark yellow-orange kernels. The middle hybrid ear is about 1/3 bigger than the others. The right ear, B73, is the same size as the MO17 but with slightly smaller kernels.
From left to right: Mo17, hybrid, and B73. Hybrid ear is bigger because of hybrid vigor.