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Varieties of the augmented supersweet type combine multiple gene types on top of sh2. These varieties have 100% of the kernels containing the sh2 gene, but also have se and su genes in some portion of the kernels. The augmented supersweet varieties have tender kernels like the se varieties. Therefore, mechanical picking is not recommended.
Sugar-rich varieties called sweet corn are grown for human consumption, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, for uses such as cornmeal or masa, corn starch, corn syrup, pressing into corn oil, alcoholic beverages like bourbon whiskey, and as chemical feedstocks including ethanol and other biofuels.
The traditional Hopi blue corn varieties are extremely drought-tolerant, deep-rooted, and somewhat short plants, seldom exceeding 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) in height. The Rio Grande pueblo blue corn varieties are taller, reaching 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m), higher yielding, and not as drought-tolerant as the Hopi varieties.
Bayer and Stine Seed Co., an Adel company owned by Iowa billionaire Harry Stine that specializes in short-stature corn, both said their crops withstood the hurricane-level winds better than tall ...
Plus, newer corn varieties are sweeter — “a whole lot more sugar” — with bigger kernels. ... At Split Acre Farm, for example, the cantaloupe season is fairly short. Patrons can buy ...
Field corn is a North American term for maize (Zea mays) grown for livestock fodder (silage and meal), ethanol, cereal, and processed food products.The principal field corn varieties are dent corn, flint corn, flour corn (also known as soft corn) which includes blue corn (Zea mays amylacea), [1] and waxy corn.