----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter L. Borst"

> But the corn
> (maize, Zea mays) is nearly the only field crop in this area, so it
> does provide large areas of concentrated pollen source. The quality is
> doubtful?

No, not doubtful, useless.  Which raises the question, is corn so ubiquitous
in the US that it cannot be avoided?

Geoff Manning

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