Comparative Experimental Analysis of Different Fresh Sweet Corn Varieties in Hengzhou City
In order to promote the sustainable and stable development of the fresh sweet corn industry in Guangxi,new varieties of fresh sweet corn suitable for comsumption were screened.With"Yuetan 16"as the control,10 sweet corn varieties("Startian 230","Shuangtian 728","Jinjin 131","Moqi","Startian 240","Jinghengtian 19","Jingketian 909","Shangmandi","Baidiwei 456"and"Yuetan 16")were compared in the main sweet corn producing area of Hengzhou,Guangxi.The growth period,field plant characteristics,disease condition,ear characteristics.and fresh ear yield were measured and analyzed.The yield for fresh ear for"Shangmandi"and"Jinghengtian 19"was 1533.0 kg/667 m2and 1448.8 kg/667 m2,respectively,which increased by 27.30%and 20.31%compared to the control"Yuetian 16",ranking them in the first and second place,respectively.they also exhibited strong seedlings,ashort silk-spinning interval,strong lodging resistance,alarge number of leaves,panicle weight,panicle size,grain weight,and comprehensive disease resistance.The tested sweet corn varieties"Shangmandi"and"Jinghengtian No.19"showed better comprehensive characteristics and were more suitable for cultivation and planting in Hengzhou City,Guangxi.