Maize silk - female inflorescence of Zea mays
Female inflorescence of maize (Zea mays). The elongated stigmas are called silk.
Observed to determine the flowering stage of maize crop. At this phenological stage the plants contain the highest amount of water during the growing season. The time and the water amount in plants is an important information to correct soil moisture measurements by cosmic-ray neutron sensing.
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Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
744.8 KB
Aspect
286:191
Width
4576 px
Height
3056 px
Brand
Panasonic
Model
DMC-G3
Exposure
42 mm f/5.6 1/320 s ISO 160
Coordinates
52.3600, 10.4000
Tint
Deep olive green
Submitted
16 February 2017
Taken
18 July 2014
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