Detasseling's the act of removing the pollen-producing tassel from a corn (maize) plant and placing it on the ground. Detasseling's done to cross-breed, or hybridize, two different varieties of corn. Fields of corn that'll be detasseled are planted with two varieties of corn. By removing the tassels from all plants of one variety, all the grain growing on those plants will be fertilized by the other variety's tassels. In addition to being more physically uniform, hybrid corn produces dramaticall… (More on Detasseling)