silking

n.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting

Night Temperature at Silking Affects Set in Maize
Contributions of Pre-Silking Assimilate to Grain Yield in Maize1
In Situ X-ray Diffraction during Forced Silking of Spider Silk
The role and regulation of the anthesis-silking interval in maize.
Grain yield components in maize. II. Postsilking growth and kernel weight.
The importance of the anthesis-silking interval in breeding for drought tolerance in tropical maize
Growth, water use, and kernel abortion of maize subjected to drought at silking
Genetic variation for N-remobilization and postsilking N-uptake in a set of maize recombinant inbred lines. 3. QTL detection and coi...
Genetic variation for N-remobilization and postsilking N-uptake in a set of maize recombinant inbred lines. 2. Line per se performan...
Identification of QTL under drought conditions in tropical maize. Flowering parameters and the anthesis-silking interval