The Quality and Character Analysis of Harvested Maize in Liaoning Province in 2023
In order to fully grasp the quality situation and quality characteristics of 14 maize producing areas in Liaoning Province in 2023,high-quality varieties were selected,and the maize harvested in the province was tested and data analyzed,so as to better guide enterprises to purchase and process high-quality grain and stimu-late grain economy.The situation was as follows:the quality:test weight,unsound kernel,moisture content and hundred-grain weight of 2346 samples were measured.The ratio of first class increased by 8.7%compared with last year,and the ratio of second class and third class decreased by 8.4%.Test weight and hundred-grain weight were both better than 2022,and unsound kernel and natural moisture content were lower than that of last year.The overall quality of maize was better than the previous two years.The character:Starch,crude protein,fat,test weight,unsound kernel,hundred-grain weight were tested of 395 maize samples in order to evaluate the good va-rieties of each area and provide reference for the next year maize planting.