3.7.1. Panicle initiation Panicle initiation occurs 35 days before flowering. A panicle forms at the tip of the growing point of the shoot. The panicle is visible to the naked eye when it is 1 mm long. At 1 mm, the young panicle has many fine, white, hairy structures at the tip. The plant will produce three more leaves before the panicle comes out of the leaf sheath. 어린 이삭이 작게, ..