Sweet Corn Hybrid Responses to Thifensulfuron-methyl

Electrical Correlates of Pure and Hybrid Strains of Sweet Corn.

Processing of Sweet Corn

Sweet corn cobs constituting raw material for processing must be characterized by the highest quality of kernels. Kernel quality is defined not just by the chemical and sensory properties, but also by the mechanical parameters of kernels. This appears to fully justify joint consideration of all those properties. Sweet corn is probably a mutant of fodder corn (Orłowski, 2000). Significant differ...

Improvement of Sweet Corn

L HE only genetic difference between the composition of a sweet corn kernel and that of field corn is due to a single recessive gene out of the hundreds or thousands of genes in corn. This gene makes the sugary condition of the kernel persist in sweet corn; or, in other words, prevents the conversion of some of the sugar into starch. The first recorded observation of sweet corn by w^hite men ap...

Sweet Corn: Organic Production ~ PDF

Appendix: Crop Budget Worksheet ....................... 21 Photo courtesy of USDA/ARS. Introduction Good markets exist for organic sweet corn. However, adequate weed and insect control can be diffi cult to achieve. This production guide addresses key aspects of organic sweet corn production, as well as postharvest handling and economics. A list of Internet resources on sweet corn provides acces...

Virus Problems of Sweet Corn

Professor, Department of Plant Pathology Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853 May, 2001 Abstract Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and Cereal yellow dwarf virus (CYDV) are two aphidvectored, viral disease which most typically strikes small grains, especially barley, oats, and wheat. Limited research has been conducted regarding its reaction in sweet corn because BYDV/CYDV have not previousl...