Oakes Irrigation Research
Site
Carrington Research Extension Center * North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 531, Oakes, ND 58474-0531, Voice: (701) 742-2189, FAX: (701)
742-2700, email: rgreenla@ndsuext.nodak.edu
'SUGAR ENHANCED' SWEETCORN HYBRID PERFORMANCE TRIAL
Richard Greenland, Leonard Besemann and Heidi Eslinger
Table 34. Harvest data for baby corn
Table 35. Baby corn ear characteristics
Table 36. Corn development, ear height and ear removal score
Table 37. Number of ears per acre and yield
Table 38. Husk characteristics of se sweetcorn
Table 39. Ear characteristics of se sweetcorn
Sweetcorn grows very well in this area of North Dakota. The short summer is compensated for by long days and lots of sunshine. In our trials, sweetcorn has always matured before frost. In this trial, in addition to testing sweetcorn harvested at the regular time, we also tested sweetcorn for harvest as baby corn and the effects of harvesting secondary ears as baby corn on the yield of regular sweetcorn.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Soil: |
Embden sandy loam and Maddock sandy loam ; pH=6.7; 2.3% organic matter; soil-P and soil-K were very high; soil-S was low. |
Previous crops: |
2002 - carrot and potato; 2001 - potato and field corn ; 2000 - cabbage, carrot, edible bean, onion, pepper, pumpkin, soybean, and sweetcorn. |
Seedbed preparation: |
Disked on April 24. Multiweeded (field cultivated) on May 13 to smooth the seed bed and incorporate fertilizer. |
Planting: |
Seeded on May 15 in 30-inch rows. Planting depth was about 1½ inches. Plots were seeded at a rate of 50,000 seeds/acre, then later thinned to 28,000 plants/acre. |
Plots: |
Plots were 15 ft (6 rows) wide by 17 ft long. There were 4 reps. |
Fertilizer: |
On April 9, broadcast 11 lbs N/acre and 52 lbs P205 as 11-52-0, 30 lbs K2O as 0-0-60 and 18 lbs N/acre and 20 lbs S/acre as 21-0-0-24. Sprayed 45 lbs N/acre as 32-0-0 on May 13. Knifed in 100 lbs N/acre as 28-0-0 + N-serve (1 qt/acre) on June 16. |
Irrigation: |
Overhead sprinkler irrigation as needed. |
Pest Control: |
Gramaxone + COC + Outlook + AAtrex (2 pt/acre + 1qt/25 gal + 1 pt + 0.5 lb (ai)/acre on May 15), one cultivation (June 18), and hand weeding controlled weeds. Sprayed Asana (8 oz/acre on July 8) to control European corn borer and corn earworm. |
Harvest: |
Secondary ears of one of the two center rows of each plot were harvested as baby corn from July 11 to July 30 (at a growth stage of initial silking to 2 days after silking). Primary ears and secondary ears of marketable size from both of the two center rows were hand harvested August 4 to August 14; 23 to 25 days after half-silk date. |
Most hybrids had good yield and quality. Tuxedo was the best looking. Silver King was the most difficult to remove from the stalk. Accord, Providence, Precious Gem, Silver King and White Out produced the highest marketable yield and had above average quality. Honey Select was the sweetest. Yield and quality of marketable ears was not affected by harvesting secondary ears as baby corn. Harvested as baby corn, Ecstase II had the highest yield while Brocade TSW and Cloud nine TSW had the best appearance.
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Table 34. Baby corn harvest date and spread, and number and weight of baby corn ears in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2003 sugar enhanced baby corn performance trial.
Hybrid |
Seed source1 |
Days to harvest |
Harvest spread2 |
Number of ears |
Yield |
||
unhusked |
husked |
unhusked |
husked |
||||
|
Days |
Days |
----- 1000s per acre ----- |
--------- lbs/acre -------- |
|||
|
|||||||
10524 |
SW |
65 |
7 |
17.9 |
15.1 |
3107 |
371 |
Accord |
MM |
72 |
5 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
623 |
59 |
Bon Appetit TSW |
MM |
65 |
5 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
1524 |
175 |
Brocade TSW |
MM |
67 |
3 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
1214 |
112 |
Cloud nine TSW |
MM |
66 |
4 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
2220 |
213 |
Colonial |
RG |
68 |
4 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
1129 |
75 |
Ecstase II |
SW |
61 |
8 |
26.6 |
25.1 |
3713 |
558 |
Honey Select |
RG |
69 |
6 |
20.8 |
20.5 |
3649 |
551 |
Luscious TSW |
MM |
67 |
10 |
11.3 |
9.0 |
1717 |
174 |
Native Gem |
MM |
60 |
7 |
20.5 |
19.0 |
3009 |
379 |
Precious Gem |
MM |
70 |
6 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
1260 |
183 |
Promise |
MM |
69 |
6 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
1184 |
158 |
Providence |
RG |
69 |
5 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
1638 |
182 |
Silver King |
RG |
70 |
6 |
16.1 |
13.1 |
2665 |
308 |
Spring Treat |
MM |
61 |
8 |
18.2 |
16.9 |
2416 |
334 |
Tuxedo |
MM |
68 |
7 |
13.8 |
9.5 |
2040 |
216 |
Welcome |
MM |
64 |
7 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
2067 |
255 |
Whiteout TSW |
MM |
67 |
8 |
13.3 |
10.2 |
2471 |
314 |
|
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Probability |
<.0001 |
0.04 |
<.0001 |
<.0001 |
<.0001 |
<.0001 |
|
LSD (0.05) |
1.53 |
3.68 |
6.22 |
5.3 |
1095 |
132 |
|
C.V. (%) |
2 |
43 |
34 |
33 |
37 |
36 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Days from first harvest to last harvest.
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Table 35. Baby corn ear characteristics for the 2003 Oakes Irrigation Research Site sugar enhanced baby corn performance trial.
Hybrid |
Seed source1 |
Ear weight |
Ear length |
Ear diameter |
Appearance |
Overall |
|
unhusked |
husked |
||||||
|
------ ounces/ear ------- |
----------- inches --------- |
1 to 5 |
1 to 10 |
|||
|
|||||||
10524 |
SW |
2.7 abc2 |
0.39 bc |
3.6 a-e |
0.58 abc |
3.6 de |
7.0 |
Accord |
MM |
2.2 cd |
0.27 g |
2.5 g |
0.39 d |
3.3 g |
5.3 |
Bon Appetit TSW |
MM |
2.9 ab |
0.39 bcd |
3.1 d-g |
0.59 abc |
3.6 ef |
6.7 |
Brocade TSW |
MM |
3.0 ab |
0.28 g |
3.1 d-g |
0.54 abc |
4.0 ab |
7.0 |
Cloud nine TSW |
MM |
3.2 a |
0.32 d-g |
3.3 a-f |
0.59 abc |
4.0 a |
7.2 |
Colonial |
RG |
3.2 a |
0.28 fg |
2.8 fg |
0.50 cd |
3.9 abc |
6.7 |
Ecstase II |
SW |
2.2 cd |
0.35 cde |
3.3 a-f |
0.64 a |
3.3 fg |
6.6 |
Honey Select |
RG |
2.8 abc |
0.43 b |
3.9 ab |
0.60 abc |
3.7 b-e |
7.2 |
Luscious TSW |
MM |
2.4 bcd |
0.31 d-g |
2.9 efg |
0.55 abc |
3.6 def |
6.4 |
Native Gem |
MM |
2.4 bcd |
0.32 d-g |
3.2 b-f |
0.56 abc |
3.6 ef |
7.1 |
Precious Gem |
MM |
2.6 a-d |
0.39 bcd |
3.7 a-d |
0.58 abc |
3.8 a-e |
7.2 |
Promise |
MM |
2.6 a-d |
0.35 cde |
3.8 abc |
0.52 bc |
3.9 a-d |
6.8 |
Providence |
RG |
2.9 ab |
0.34 c-f |
3.4 a-f |
0.53 abc |
3.9 a-e |
7.5 |
Silver King |
RG |
2.7 a-d |
0.38 bcd |
3.5 a-e |
0.59 abc |
3.6 de |
7.3 |
Spring Treat |
MM |
2.1 d |
0.31 efg |
3.1 c-g |
0.55 abc |
3.7 b-e |
6.9 |
Tuxedo |
MM |
2.4 bcd |
0.36 cde |
3.9 a |
0.54 abc |
3.6 ef |
6.3 |
Welcome |
MM |
2.9 ab |
0.37 b-e |
3.4 a-f |
0.62 ab |
3.8 a-e |
7.3 |
Whiteout TSW |
MM |
3.0 ab |
0.49 a |
3.7 a-d |
0.61 ab |
3.7 cde |
6.7 |
|
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Probability |
0.007 |
<.0001 |
0.006 |
0.024 |
<.0001 |
0.46 |
|
C.V. (%) |
17 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
6 |
15 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 level. No significant differences in
values of column without letters.
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Table 36. Corn development, ear height, ear removal score, lodging, and green snap percentages for se sweetcorn in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2003 sugar enhanced sweetcorn performance trial.
Hybrid |
Seed source1 |
Early stand2 |
Days to half-silk |
Days to harvest |
Ear height3 |
Ear removal4 |
Lodging |
Green Snap |
|
1000s/A |
|
inches |
1 to 10 |
% |
% |
||
|
||||||||
10524 |
SW |
31.5 |
62 |
83 |
17.3 |
5.8 |
4 |
5 |
Accord |
MM |
29.0 |
67 |
90 |
21.5 |
5.8 |
5 |
11 |
Bon Appetit TSW |
MM |
27.9 |
62 |
83 |
19.5 |
6.5 |
9 |
13 |
Brocade TSW |
MM |
30.5 |
65 |
87 |
24.5 |
5.5 |
8 |
11 |
Cloud nine TSW |
MM |
32.5 |
63 |
84 |
19.8 |
5.3 |
4 |
5 |
Colonial |
RG |
32.7 |
64 |
85 |
17.5 |
5.8 |
11 |
5 |
Ecstase II |
SW |
32.3 |
57 |
—5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Honey Select |
RG |
35.0 |
66 |
88 |
24.8 |
6.3 |
4 |
5 |
Luscious TSW |
MM |
33.2 |
62 |
83 |
20.8 |
6.5 |
9 |
14 |
Native Gem |
MM |
29.9 |
55 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Precious Gem |
MM |
29.1 |
67 |
89 |
23.0 |
6.0 |
8 |
8 |
Promise |
MM |
27.3 |
66 |
88 |
24.8 |
6.0 |
8 |
10 |
Providence |
RG |
35.5 |
67 |
89 |
23.0 |
5.8 |
6 |
5 |
Silver King |
RG |
29.6 |
67 |
89 |
28.3 |
4.3 |
18 |
9 |
Spring Treat |
MM |
34.0 |
54 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Tuxedo |
MM |
36.4 |
65 |
87 |
20.0 |
6.0 |
5 |
6 |
Welcome |
MM |
27.3 |
61 |
82 |
18.8 |
6.5 |
10 |
10 |
Whiteout TSW |
MM |
39.2 |
63 |
84 |
25.0 |
4.8 |
13 |
9 |
|
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Probability |
<0.0001 |
<0.0001 |
<0.0001 |
<0.0001 |
<0.0001 |
0.0001 |
0.0003 |
|
C.V. % |
11 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
46 |
37 |
|
LSD (0.05) |
4.8 |
1 |
2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
5 |
4 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Corn was over planted. After stand count, corn was thinned to about 28,000 plants/acre (unless fewer than 28,000 plants emerged).
3Distance from ground to base of ear.
4Indicates ease of ear removal. The higher the score, the easier it was to remove the ear.
5Data not available because plots were destroyed by racoons.
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Table 37. Number of ears per acre and yield of se sweetcorn in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2003 sugar enhanced sweetcorn performance trial.
Hybrid |
Seed source1 |
Unhusked |
Husked |
||||||
marketable |
total |
marketable |
total |
||||||
ears |
yield |
ears |
yield |
ears |
yield |
ears |
yield |
||
|
1000s/A |
tons/A |
1000s/A |
tons/A |
1000s/A |
tons/A |
1000s/A |
tons/A |
|
|
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10524 |
SW |
21.8 |
7.5 e2 |
23.3 bc |
8.1 e |
20.5 b-f |
4.8 cd |
23.3 bc |
5.2 bc |
Accord |
MM |
23.1 |
10.6 ab |
23.3 bc |
10.7 ab |
23.1 a-e |
6.9 a |
23.3 bc |
6.9 a |
Bon Appetit TSW |
MM |
21.8 |
9.0 b-e |
24.9 abc |
9.6 a-e |
21.8 a-f |
5.8 bc |
24.9 abc |
6.1 abc |
Brocade TSW |
MM |
21.5 |
9.3 a-e |
22.0 c |
9.4 b-e |
19.7 c-f |
5.4 bcd |
22.0 c |
5.9 abc |
Cloud nine TSW |
MM |
26.1 |
10.0 abc |
27.4 ab |
10.3 abc |
24.1 ab |
5.5 bcd |
27.4 ab |
6.0 abc |
Colonial |
RG |
20.8 |
8.7 cde |
22.5 c |
9.0 cde |
19.0 ef |
4.8 cd |
22.5 c |
5.2 bc |
Honey Select |
RG |
25.6 |
9.9 abc |
28.7 a |
10.5 abc |
22.3 a-f |
5.6 bc |
28.4 a |
6.6 a |
Luscious TSW |
MM |
20.8 |
8.8 cde |
23.8 bc |
9.4 b-e |
19.5 def |
5.4 bcd |
23.8 bc |
6.0 abc |
Precious Gem |
MM |
22.5 |
9.6 a-d |
25.9 abc |
10.2 abc |
21.0 a-f |
6.2 ab |
25.9 abc |
6.9 a |
Promise |
MM |
21.0 |
9.2 a-e |
22.3 c |
9.5 b-e |
18.4 f |
5.6 bc |
22.3 c |
6.3 ab |
Providence |
RG |
25.9 |
10.7 a |
27.7 ab |
11.2 a |
25.1 a |
6.3 ab |
27.7 ab |
6.6 a |
Silver King |
RG |
24.3 |
9.7 a-d |
29.2 a |
10.7 abc |
23.6 a-d |
6.1 ab |
29.2 a |
6.7 a |
Tuxedo |
MM |
23.1 |
8.8 cde |
25.1 abc |
9.2 b-e |
21.0 a-f |
5.5 bcd |
25.1 abc |
6.1 abc |
Welcome |
MM |
23.3 |
8.0 de |
25.6 abc |
8.4 de |
20.0 b-f |
4.4 d |
25.6 abc |
5.1 c |
Whiteout TSW |
MM |
25.1 |
9.8 abc |
26.1 abc |
10.0 a-d |
23.8 abc |
6.1 ab |
26.1 abc |
6.4 a |
|
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Probability |
0.10 |
0.045 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.007 |
0.04 |
0.013 |
|
C.V. (%) |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 level.
The number of marketable, unhusked ears did not differ significantly among hybrids.
Ecstase II, Native Gem, and Spring Treat were not harvested due to racoon damage.
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Table 38. Husk characteristics of se sweetcorn in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2003 se sweetcorn performance trial.
Hybrid |
Seed source1 |
Husk color2 |
Distance husk over tip3 |
Husk tightness4 |
Percent short shank |
Husk Overall score |
|
1 to 3 |
inches |
1 to 3 |
% |
1 to 10 |
|
|
||||||
10524 |
SW |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
79 |
7.6 |
Accord |
MM |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
70 |
7.8 |
Bon Appetit TSW |
MM |
2.0 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
90 |
7.0 |
Brocade TSW |
MM |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
71 |
7.5 |
Cloud nine TSW |
MM |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
79 |
7.4 |
Colonial |
RG |
1.6 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
73 |
7.9 |
Honey Select |
RG |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
85 |
6.9 |
Luscious TSW |
MM |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
95 |
6.8 |
Precious Gem |
MM |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
89 |
7.1 |
Promise |
MM |
2.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
83 |
7.0 |
Providence |
RG |
1.6 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
90 |
7.8 |
Silver King |
RG |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
69 |
8.0 |
Tuxedo |
MM |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
86 |
7.3 |
Welcome |
MM |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
86 |
7.3 |
Whiteout TSW |
MM |
1.9 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
68 |
7.0 |
|
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Probability |
0.06 |
0.005 |
<0.0001 |
0.002 |
0.001 |
|
LSD (0.05) |
--- |
0.7 |
0.4 |
14 |
0.6 |
|
C.V. (%) |
12 |
22 |
14 |
13 |
6 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Color of husk. 1 to 3 is light to dark green.
3The distance the husk extends beyond the end of the ear.
4How tight husk is around ear. 1 = loose; 3 = tight.
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Table 39. Ear characteristics of se sweetcorn in the Oakes Irrigation Research Site 2003 se sweetcorn performance trial.
Hybrid |
Seed source1 |
Ear length |
Ear diameter |
Average rows of kernels |
Tip unfilled |
Tip shape2 |
Kernel color |
Kernel yellow intensity3 |
Ear overall score |
|
-------- inches -------- |
|
inches |
1 to 3 |
|
1 to 3 |
1 to 10 |
||
|
|||||||||
10524 |
SW |
7.9 cde4 |
1.70 e |
13.0 e |
0.9 ab |
1.1 fg |
bi |
1.5 |
7.0 bcd |
Accord |
MM |
8.2 bcd |
1.94 a |
19.5 a |
0.2 c |
1.6 bcd |
bi |
1.5 |
7.5 abc |
Bon Appetit TSW |
MM |
7.3 fg |
1.92 ab |
14.0 de |
0.0 c |
2.0 a |
bi |
1.5 |
6.8 d |
Brocade TSW |
MM |
7.8 def |
1.84 abc |
17.0 b |
1.0 a |
1.5 cde |
bi |
1.5 |
7.0 bcd |
Cloud nine TSW |
MM |
8.1 bcd |
1.81 b-e |
16.0 bcd |
1.0 a |
1.1 fg |
w |
— |
6.9 cd |
Colonial |
RG |
8.3 a-d |
1.72 de |
16.3 bcd |
0.3 bc |
1.1 fg |
bi |
1.5 |
7.6 ab |
Honey Select |
RG |
8.6 ab |
1.79 cde |
15.5 bcd |
0.6 abc |
1.3 efg |
y |
1.6 |
7.1 a-d |
Luscious TSW |
MM |
7.5 efg |
1.94 a |
16.5 bc |
0.1 c |
1.9 ab |
bi |
1.4 |
6.9 cd |
Precious Gem |
MM |
8.3 a-d |
1.84 abc |
15.0 b-e |
0.2 c |
1.4 def |
bi |
1.4 |
7.6 ab |
Promise |
MM |
8.8 a |
1.85 abc |
15.5 bcd |
0.3 bc |
1.5 cde |
y |
1.6 |
7.4 a-d |
Providence |
RG |
8.4 abc |
1.71 de |
14.5 cde |
0.0 c |
1.4 def |
bi |
1.5 |
7.6 ab |
Silver King |
RG |
7.9 cde |
1.78 cde |
17.0 b |
0.0 c |
1.6 bcd |
w |
— |
7.4 a-d |
Tuxedo |
MM |
8.4 ab |
1.82 bcd |
15.0 b-e |
0.0 c |
1.4 def |
y |
1.5 |
7.8 a |
Welcome |
MM |
7.0 g |
1.72 de |
14.5 cde |
0.0 c |
1.8 abc |
y |
1.5 |
7.5 abc |
Whiteout TSW |
MM |
8.1 bcd |
1.78 cde |
16.0 bcd |
0.3 bc |
1.0 g |
w |
— |
7.4 a-d |
|
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Probability |
<0.0001 |
0.0001 |
0.0005 |
0.02 |
<0.0001 |
|
0.76 |
0.04 |
|
C.V. (%) |
4 |
4 |
10 |
148 |
16 |
|
12 |
6 |
1See Appendix A for a list of seed sources.
2Tip shape: 1 is pointed; 2 is blunt; 3 is double or flat.
3Gives darkness of yellow kernels on ear. 1 = light yellow; 2 = medium yellow; 3 = dark yellow.
4Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 0.05 level. Yellow intensity did not differ significantly among hybrids.
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