Sweetcorn
Latin name: Zea mays convar. saccharata var. rugosa
| Variety | Tested under # | Maturity | Plant type | Ears | Disease resistance | Remarks | ||||
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| Length (cm) | Diameter (cm) | Average number of rows | Color | HR | IR | |||||
| Sugar Max | TT-0461 | Hot dry season 65 – 67 days Harmattan season 69 – 71 days |
High uniformoty. Strong vigour. Plantheight approximately 185 cm. Very strong against lodging. |
25 – 27 | 5,5 – 6,0 | 18 – 20 | Yellow | Maturity depending season and climate conditions between 65 and 71 days. Producing ears wih beautiful white silk and dark green husk leaves. The cobs are big and uniform with very good tip fill. Very sweet taset with brix up to 16. |
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| Sugar 75 | TT-0467 | Hot and dry season 72 – 75 days Harmattan season 77 – 80 days |
Very uniform. Strong vigour. Plantheight approximately 175 – 180 cm. Strong against lodging. |
20 – 22 | 4,5 – 5,0 | 14 – 16 | Golden yellow | Maturity depending season and climate conditions between 78 and 85 days. Producing ears wih beautiful white silk and dark green husk leaves. Uniform and good size cobs with very good tip fill and long shelf-life. Very sweet taste with brix up to 16. |
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Disclaimer
In cases where specific races or strains of resistances are not noted, the variety is resistant or tolerant to some, but not necessarily all known races or strains of the pathogen.
We have exercised the utmost care compiling these variety descriptions. For the Nigerian market we made some adjustments in the original descriptions from our suppliers based on results in our trials at Kano. For all details on varieties listed, including latest information on resistances, please refer to the websites of our suppliers Enza Zaden (www.enzazaden.com), Majstro Seeds (www.majstroseeds.com) and Pop Vriend Vegetable Seeds (www.popvriendvegetableseeds.com).
Explanation of disease resistance “HR” and “IR”, used codes and acronyms can be found here.