Ohio State University Extension Factsheet

Horticulture and Crop Science

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Terminology

TC Blend is a mechanical mixture of two types of seed corn.
- 90-92% is the hybrid that is the TC Blend parent plant.
- The other 8-10% is the TC Blend pollinator plant.
TC Blend parent plant is a male sterile hybrid. This plant is what produces the ear of corn.
TC Blend pollinators produce the pollen necessary to have a field of high oil corn. These pollinators cause the embryo to have larger oil content which also causes larger amounts of energy and greater protein levels.

Prepared by:
Peter R. Thomison
Extension Agronomist

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