Sugar corn hybrid Super Sweet (Medunica) F1
The best hybrid with white kernels, highly popular abroad. It has excellent taste qualities.
Mid-season hybrid. The period from mass emergence to technical maturity of ears is 75 days.
Plants are medium-height, 187-201 cm tall.
Ears are cylindrical, length 17-19 cm, diameter 4-4.5 cm. Ear attachment height 55-61 cm, average ear weight 150-170 g.
Kernels are white, number of rows per ear 14-16. Total sugar content in kernels at technical maturity exceeds 25%.
Sugar content. At technical maturity, total sugar content in kernels exceeds 25%.
Warm-loving crop; temperature drop to 0 °C adversely affects germination.
Biological characteristics. High drought and heat tolerance. At technical maturity, the hybrid is resistant to lodging. Under favorable conditions, forms 2 ears. Resistant to gray and dusty smut. Resistance to corn borer damage is above average. Optimal spring seed germination temperature is 12-15 °C. The hybrid has weak bushiness — number of stems per plant 1.2-1.5.
Seeds are sown at a depth of 5-6 cm according to the scheme 45-60 x 25-30 cm, after frost danger has passed, in the third decade of April — second decade of May, depending on the cultivation zone. To extend the period of fresh ear use, it is sown in several batches, every 10-15 days.
Plant care is standard, as commonly practiced in the cultivation zone.
Yield. Grain yield is 10.5-12.5 t/ha in husks, and 9.0-9.5 t/ha without husks.
Hybrid characteristics. Excellent taste qualities, suitable for canning and fresh consumption, due to high sugar, protein, vitamin, and valuable amino acid content.
The best hybrid with white kernels, highly popular abroad.
