Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

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29 Dec 12 Kerry Hann (Australia - temperate climate)
Our corn has looked lovely but now something funny is going on some of the corn have lost the silk tops and the leaf around the cob has split open and come dwn a little showing some of the corn. also right on the top of the plants the tassles I gather a small cob has formed on a couple?? any ideas whats going on this doesnt sound normal.
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31 Dec 12 (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Is something eating the silks off inside the cobs? Maybe the plants have got a bit stressed? Lack of water or too much heat?
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