Relationship between the stage of corn seed maturation and assimilate supply, assimilate uptake, and seed quality

orn seed development and maturation were examined for four years (1984-87) in the inbreds B73 and Mo17, their F1 cross B73xMo17, and the F2 seed from B73xMo17, FS854, and Pioneer Brand 3358. Seed germination and vigor were determined each year for seed harvested at short intervals during the latter half of seed development. In 1984 and 1985 uptake of...