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Here is a video documenting the growth of some open-pollinated corn that I grew in the corner of my garden. Practically all of the corn grown in the US is hybrid corn, which is developed by crossing two inbred or "pure" lines of corn. The seeds resulting from that cross all have very similar genetics and "hybrid vigor" which produces a better yielding corn plant and a whole field full of plants with similar characteristics. The kicker here is that if you plant the seeds of the hybrid corn, they will not grow true to seed, resulting in very little or no corn. Open-pollinated corn on the other hand has a full range of genetic potential in every seed(no hybridization), so you can save the seed from the best plants and use it to grow next year's crop of corn. Thanks for watching! If you have any corrections or clarifications for my explanation, please leave a comment