Corn development and final yields The number of harvestable kernels per ear is an important contributor to the grain-yield potential of a corn plant. Severe plant stress during ear formation may ...

Corn yield results not from the number of plants in a field but rather the number of ears — photocopied ears of sufficient length and girth. Gaps in a stand and plants without ears contribute ...

But regardless of what form of corn you're consuming, it counts as a carbohydrate source and is "surprisingly rich in fiber," Thomason adds. One ear of corn offers about 20 grams of carbohydrates ...