Horticulture & Crop Science Dept. Series No. 654 January 1996.... ' SWEET CORN CULTIV AR EVALUATIONS-1995 T H E OHIO SfA1E UNIVERSln' Richard L. Hassell Horticulture & Crop Science OARDC/OSU Wooster, OH 44691
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Weather Summary Thermo gradient Results of SE Sweet Com Thermogradient Results of SH Sweet Com Plant and Ear Characteristics of SE Sweet Com Plant and Ear Characteristics of SH Sweet Com 1-4- 5 6-10 11-15 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The 1995 sweet com cultivar trial was sponsored by the Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit Research Check-off Program. Thanks also to Ken Scaife, Manger-Vegetable Crops Branch and Shan Mueller, technician, John Elliott, Manager-Horticulture and Crop Science Farm, and Bruce Williams, technician. Also, thanks to Todd Kranendoink and Cindy Wallace for their help in coordinating data. All programs of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center are available to clientele without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era status. 1/96-H00/500
WEATHER SUMMARY 1995 Month Rain (in) Air avg. Air min. Air max. Humidity avg. Humidity mm. Humidity max. April May June July August September October April May June July August September October VEGETABLE CROPS BRANCH (SH Trial) 4.74 45.00 4.70 55.40 7.80 48.0 4.78 58.50 48.0 68.90 74.0 49.40.05 69.90 59.40 80.40 75.40 50.80.50 7.80 6.00 85.60 7.60 45.0.44 74.70 64.10 85.40 78.0 56.50 1.14 59.70 46.40 7.00 70.0 40.70.97 5.60 4.40 64.80 7.60 47.0 WOOSTER (HORT UNIT 1) (SE Trial).10 46.80 5.10 58.90 71.00 46.00 4.54 58.70 46.70 69.70 75.00 44.00.05 70.80 60.00 8.10 8.00 65.00.57 7.90 6.90 85.50 8.00 71.00.8 75.10 65.0 87.80 84.00 7.00 1.06 60.80 47.70 74.10 79.00 67.00 4.77 54.00 44.10 64.80 79.00 56.00 99.4 99..0 99.8.0.0.0 96.0 99.0 97.0 96.0 95.0 95.0 96.0 1
Table 1. Cultivar Percent seed germination of sugar-enhanced (SE) com at varying temperatures after seven days. Seeds/ Degrees F Source lb 50-5 5-57 57-60 60-64 64-68 68-7 7-75 75-80 WHITE XPH114 Fantasid Argent Avalanche Imaculata Sugar Snow 80 4 4 6 84 98 98 1715 0 0 16 40 60 96 98 98 Johnny's 915 0 4 78 98 Mesa Maize 99 16 16 8 90 98 Mesa Maize 109 16 10 8 66 86 Mesa Maize 57 86 88 96 96 98 98 Spring Sorrow Mesa Maize 46 54 84 90 98 96 HMX56 08 6 0 18 80 (Sweet Ice) YELLOW Amaze Rispen 44 0 6 74 76 88 98 96 Precocious Rispen 706 8 9 98 98 96 98 Kandy King Siegers 67 0 1 0 68 98 94 96 Tuxedo Siegers 8 50 96 96 9 9 Seneca Siegers 004 9 90 96 (RXY 650) Amaze Siegers 79 6 60 74 90 96 94 Advantage Liberty 1791 4 0 74 98 Spring Treat Rispen 948 4 7 88 94 9 98 Precious Gem Rispen 5 0 4 86 96 98 98 Incredible Crookham 815 10 88 98 Bodacious Crookham 691 90 Servo 498 68 94 96 98 XPH 119 860 78 94 7 90 Champ 196 0 14 86 68 78 90 98 Tuxedo Mesa Maize 554 0 44 94 84 78 96 98 Precocious Mesa Maize 84 0 70 96 94 Premero Mesa Maize 794 80 9 84 80 94 96 HMX440 750 44 56 76 94 98 96 Sugar Ace F1 1955 0 70 80 90 94 96 96
Table 1. Cultivar Percent seed germination of sugar-enhanced (SE) com at varying temperatures after seven days. Seeds/ Deirees F Source lb 50-5 5-57 57-60 60-64 64-68 68-7 7-75 75-80 BI-COLOR Table Treat Native Gem RXB770 Geronimo Cochise Tecumseh Relectable Precious Gem Double Gem Pilot Clockwork Coronet Calico Belle Temptation Sensor XPH 086 XPH 085 Double Gem Delectable Merlin Chief Ouray Native Gem Lancelot Precious Gem Gemini HMX54 Seed way 775 74 84 98 Siegers 04 84 86 88 9 98 98 9 96 Siegers 087 6 58 80 91 98 90 9 98 Stokes 598 44 60 88 94 98 96 Stokes 756 0 9 94 94 86 9 90 98 Stokes 589 68 70 84 88 76 94 96 90 Siegers 4156 66 9 94 98 9 94 96 98 Siegers 8 58 66 74 90 8 9 9 88 Rispens 447 44 70 96 98 9 96 98 Johnny's 1916 0 78 84 86 86 96 96 98 Johnny's 188 88 98 98 9 68 98 96 96 94 98 94 04 56 8 19 50 70 9 94 98 98 009 4 80 94 98 07 5 90 78 78 98 1946 80 94 98 98 Siegers 401 0 48 7 88 94 94 8 94 Crookham 58 6 86 84 88 88 94 9 96 Mesa Maize 447 9 96 96 98 Mesa Maize 647 6 60 74 86 96 9 96 Mesa Maize 07 7 84 94 9 90 9 88 98 Mesa Maize 675 50 58 Mesa Maize 84 64 86 9 74 90 98 Mesa Maize 558 50 80 64 86 94 96 9 90 1 0 90 98 98 (Sweet Rhythm) HMX49 9 86 88 9 86 88 98 (Sweet Symphony) HMX70 1811 0 44 74 54 98
Table. Cultivar Percent seed germination of SH sweet corn seeds at varying temperatures after seven days. Seeds/ Degrees F Source lb 50-5 5-57 57-60 60-64 64-68 68-7 7-75 75-80 WHITE SnowBird Blizzard Frontier XPH 104 Rispen Stokes 49 589 4090 799 0 10 70 48 48 64 88 80 68 90 98 74 9 7 94 94 86 8 94 96 90 88 96 Sweet Magic HMX47 (Silver Dollar) HMX68 785 478 918 4 50 5 4 80 74 88 94 86 86 94 90 YELLOW Victor FMX41 Krispy King Victor Crisp'n Sweet XPH 091 Endeavor XPH 11 XPH 078 Punchline Zenith Day Star HMX84 HMX 61 Ferry Morse 180 7 94 94 94 98 Ferry Morse 4484 76 78 96 96 98 Siegers 756 8 88 94 84 98 96 Siegers 880 90 96 96 96 98 98 Siegers 775 64 86 86 94 8 8 9 76 647 64 80 80 96 96 94 94 46 90 98 98 90 96 86 9 974 78 94 88 90 90 98 94 699 4 68 78 88 80 9 86 948 86 9 94 96 98 98 94 4484 58 66 64 86 80 88 98 96 864 94 99 80 86 98 98 98 475 78 84 96 98 96 BI-COLOR XPH 07 Dazzle Diabolo SCH 548 SCH 764 Mitra Flavor FMX 864 68 80 9 88 94 9 90 98 851 0 7 84 90 84 94 90 86 Siegers 486 66 7 84 74 94 86 98 98 Siegers 469 44 46 68 80 6 76 6 76 Siegers 596 54 86 8 88 84 94 90 Liberty 96 50 66 64 70 8 80 7 78 Rispen 89 80 9 98 96 98 96 96 96 Milk & Honey Stokes 174 80 80 9 8 98 84 98 Sweet Heart Stokes 1805 88 96 96 98 98 4
Table. Percent seed germination of SH sweet com seeds at varying temperatures after seven days. Cultivar Source Seeds/ lb Degrees F 50-5 5-57 57-60 60-64 64-68 68-7 7-75 75-80 BI-COLOR (Cont.) Ultra Flavor Liberty 10 Skyline F1 Johnny's 88 Eagle Treated F 1 Johnny's 08 Tartan Treated F 1 Johnny's 561 FMX404 Ferry Morse 519 FMX Ferry Morse 19 FMX40 Ferry Morse 4156 Diabolo 466 Cabaret 547 Festival 08 XPH 05 406 XPH 074 547 Starship Seed way 57 Hybrid 67 Seed way 547 Topnotch F 1 89 Candy Store 49 Confection F 1 864 HMX64 519 8 88 9 94 94 98 9 46 58 90 80 68 90 90 84 40 78 88 80 90 80 98 70 88 96 98 96 96 98 96 96 96 96 98 98 64 64 90 74 76 96 8 9 94 94 98 94 98 8 50 88 86 7 76 94 84 58 86 88 84 8 9 94 94 64 94 90 90 94 94 9 86 84 90 88 94 96 8 78 90 80 88 96 9 96 88 90 98 9 94 96 0 40 66 66 60 76 76 78 86 88 94 9 9 98 56 74 88 90 80 96 9 90 7 9 96 98 96 98 66 8 80 84 9 9 78 76 5
Table. Plant and ear characteristics of white sugar-enhanced (SE) sweet com grown in Wooster, Ohio, 1995 (seeded May 0). Date to Base Ear Mktbl Ear Ear Tip 1 Tip 1 Pericarp %Total Sugars % Date to height crates/ lgth dia cover fill Kernel Harvest~ firmness 1 6 Cultivar Source silk harvest (in) acre* (in) (in) (1-5) (1-5) count Ease (g) day days XPH 114 7-8-10 8 16 9.6.1 1 1 16 648 0.8 Fantasid 7-8-10 9 180 9.4.1 1 1 14 571 7.8 *Argent Johnny's 7-6 8-14 8 6 9.0. 1.5 16 5 76 9. Avalanche Mesa Maize 7-8-14 4 5 10.0. 16 4 69 8.0 *lmaculata Mesa Maize 7-1 8-10 07 8.6. 1 1 18 666 8.8 Sugar Snow Mesa Maize 7-19 8-7 1 4 7.6 1.8 1 1 0 754 1. *Spring Sorrow Mesa Maize 7-17 8-7 11 7 9.0. 1 1 16 717 4.0 *HMX 56 7-1 8-7 7 66 7.4 1.8 1 1 16 617 7.9 (Sweet Ice) 0.6 17.6 1.6* 17.8 6.9 1.1 1. 6.7 O'l *Based on 56 count crates 1Scale=1 excellent; 5 poor Based on glucose equivalent *Considered best in trial 600 and below = creamy 600-850 = normal 850 and above = crunchy Table. Plant and ear characteristics of white sugar-enhanced (SE) sweet com grown in Wooster, Ohio, 1995 (seeded May 0). Cultivar Source Comments XPH 114 Fantasid Argent Diventy Avalanche Imaculata Sugar Snow Spring Sorrow HMX 56 (Sweet Ice) Johnny's Mesa Maize Mesa Maize Mesa Maize Mesa Maize Mesa Maize Lodges! Long shank, dark green. Rust! Long shank, dark green, many flags. Long shank, dark green, many flags. Dark green, medium shank, many flags. Dark green, no flags. Dark green, many flags, medium shank. Dark green, many flags, medium shank.
Table 4. Plant and ear characteristics ofbi-colored sugar-enhanced (SE) sweetcom grown in Wooster, Ohio, 1995 (seeded May 0). Date to Base Ear Mktbl Ear Ear Tip' Tip 1 Pericarp Total Sugars % Date to height crates/ lgth dia cover fill Kernel Harvest' finnness I 6 Cultivar Source silk harvest (in) acre* (in) (in) (1-5) (1-5) count Ease (g) day days *Table Treat Seedway 7-6 8-14 0 9.8.4 I 16 658 1.5 19.1 Native Gem Siegers 7-17 8-7 17 140 9.0.1 I I 14 571 4. 0.9 *RXB770 Siegers 7-6 8-14 18 06 8.6. 1.5 I 16 5 76 1. 0. Geronimo Stokes 7-19 NOT HARVESTED Cochise Stokes 7-8-7 0 167 9.4. I I 16 4 69 9.1.6 Tecumseh Stokes 7-9 8-14 4 60 10.0. I I 18 666 7.8 7.5 ReJectable Siegers 7-9 8-14 4 10.0.4 I 1.5 0 754.6.1 Precious Gem Siegers 7-9 8-14 54 10.0.4 I I 16 717.9 0.1 Double Gem Rispens 7-1 8-7 19 176 9.. I I 16 617.8.1 Pilot Johnny's 7-1 8-17 19 9.6. I.5 18 749 4.8.6 Clockwork Johnny's 7-9 8-10 0 58 9.4.5 I I 16 50 0.6 17.6 Coronet 7-8-14 8 45 9.8. 1.5 I 14 4 704.9.4 *Calico Belle 7-6 8-10 0 76 9.0. I 18 665 1.8.8 *Temptation 7-19 8-7 0 74 9.0. I I 16.5 6 5.4.6...J *Sensor 7-6 8-10 0 78 9..1 I I 16 587 4.5 9.5 *XPH 086 7-9 8-14 8 77 10.1. I I 18 4 605 6..9 *XPH 085 7-6 8-10 0 68 9.6.0 I I 16 54 9.6 5.4 Double Gem Siegers 7-8-7 0 17 9.4. I I 16 6 5.1 4.5 Delectable Crookham 7-9 8-14 4 9.6.5 0 769 4.8 6. Merlin Mesa Maize 7-8-7 0 18 9.0.4 I 16 658 8.7 7.0 Chief Ouray Mesa Maize 7-9 8-14 15 6 9.9. I 0 746 4.1 18. Native Gem Mesa Maize 7-8-7 4 147 9.. I I 16 645. 0.8 *Lance lot Mesa Maize 7-19 8-7 18 6 9.0. I I 14 60 6. 18. *Precious Gem Mesa Maize 7-6 8-10 8 9.. I 1 0 I 5 6.5 7.7 Gemini Mesa Maize 7-9 8-10 48 9.6. I I 16 576 6.4 6. *HMX54 7-1 8-7 0 8 8.4. I I 16 819 8.. (Sweet Rhythm) *HMX49 7-1 8-7 6 4 9.1. I 16 7 7. 5.4 (Sweet Symphony) *HMX 70 7-19 8-7 14 45 8.6. I.5 1 5 784 0. 9.0 *Based on 56 count crates 600 and below = creamy 1Scale=l excellent; 5 poor 600-850 = nonnal Based on glucose equivalents 850 and above = crunchy *Considered best in trial
Table4. Plant and ear characteristics of bi-colored sugar-enhanced (SE) sweetcom grown in Wooster, Ohio, 1995 (seeded May 0). Cultivar Source Comments Table Treat Seedway Lodges, Long shank, dark green. Native Gem Siegers Rust! RXB770 Siegers Long shank, dark green, many flags. Geronimo Stokes Cochise Stokes Long shank, dark green, many flags. Tecumseh Stokes Dark green, medium shank, many flags. ReJectable Siegers Dark green, no flags. Precious Gem Siegers Dark green, many flags, medium shank. Double Gem Rispens Dark green, many flags, medium shank. Pilot Johnny's Die Back!, dark green. Clockwork Johnny's Dark green, many flag leaves. Coronet Light green, long shank, few flag leaves. Calico Belle Rust! Dark green. Temptation Rust! Light green. Sensor Dark green, many flag leaves, long shank. XPH 086 Asgrow Rust! Dark green, long shank. 00 XPH 085 Light green, many flag leaves, long shank. Double Gem Siegers Dark green, many flags, short shank. Delectable Crookham Long shnk, light green. Few flag leaves. Merlin Mesa Maize Dark green, big ears! Short shank. Chief Ouray Mesa Maize Light green, few flag leaves. Native Gem Mesa Maize Dark green, many flag leaves. Lance lot Mesa Maize Rust! Leaf dry back. Precious Gem Mesa Maize Lodges! Rust! Gemini Mesa Maize Medium shank, many flag leaves, dark green. HMX 54 Rust! Light green. HMX49 Dark green, few flag leaves, short shank. HMX 70 Dark green, few flag leaves, big kernels.
Table 5. Plant and ear characteristics of yellow sugar-enhanced (SE) sweetcom grown in Wooster, Ohio, 1995 (seeded May 0). Date to Base EarMktbl Ear Ear Tip 1 Tip 1 Pericarp % Total Sugars % Date to height crates/ lgth dia cover fill Kernel Harvest 1 firmness 1 6 Cultivar Source silk harvest (in) acre* (in) (in) (1-5) (1-5) count ease (g) day days Amaze Rispen 7-8-10 15 58 8.8.0 1 1.5 14 1 597 8.5 0.1 Precocious Rispen 7-0 NOT HARVESTED Kandy King Siegers 7-8-11 15 4 10.6.1 1 7 4 585 7.7 5.8 *Tuxedo Siegers 8-14 15 69 9.8.1 1.5 1 14 87 0.0 9.7 Seneca Siegers 7-19 8-7 18 66 8.7..5 16 671 7.6 4. *Amaze Siegers 7-8-7 14 88 10.6.0 1 1 14 58 9.9 8.5 Advantage Liberty 7-19 8-7 1 1 9.6.5 4 1 14 4 700 4.8.1 Spring Treat Rispen 7-19 8-7 1 5 9.0.0 I 1 569 0.0 9.5 Precious Gem Rispen 7-9 8-14 7 10.0. 1 1 14 4 615 8.7 1.6 Incredible Crookham 8-1 8-14 4 4 9.4.5 1 0 711 8.4 7. *Bodacious Crookham 7-6 8-10 15 185 7.6.0 1 4 16 607 7. 8.8 Servo 7-9 8-17 8 9.8.5 4 1 18 79 7.1 1.9 XPH 119 7-1 8-10 NOT HARVESTED \0 Champ 7-1 8-7 16 9 8.9.4 1 1 16 4 75 6.4 4.9 Tuxedo Mesa Maize 7-6 8-14 16 81 9.6. 1 1 16 661 0.0 9.6 Precocious Mesa Maize 7-19 8-14 NOT HARVESTED Premero Mesa Maize 7-6 8-15 0 4 9.6. 1 1 0 768 7.9 1. HMX440 7-1 8-7 18 8 8.6.0 1 1 14 665 6.8 5.5 *Sugar Ace F1 8-1 8-17 1 8.6.1 1 1 18 88 8.1.9 - *Based on 56 count crates 1Scale= 1 excellent; 5 poor 8ased on glucose equivalent 600 and below = creamy 600-850 = normal 850 and above = crunchy *Considered best in trial
Table 5. Plant and ear characteristics ofyellow sugar-enhanced (SE) sweetcorn grown in Wooster, Ohio, 1995 (seeded May 0). Cultivar Source Comments Amaze Rispen Precocious Rispen Not Harvested KandyKing Siegers Tuxedo Siegers Seneca Siegers Rust, long shank, many flag leaves Amaze Siegers Dark green, long shank, many flag leaves Advantage Liberty Dark green, long shank, few flag leaves Spring Treat Rispen Long shank, Rust! Precious Gem Rispen Dark green, many flag leaves, long shank Incredible Crookham Dark green, long shank Bodacious Crookham Long shank Servo Long shank, bird damage XPH 119 Not harvested Champ Dark green, few flag leaves Tuxedo Mesa Maize Rust! Dark green Precocious Mesa Maize Not Harvested... Premero Mesa Maize Light green, rust! 0 HMX440 Dark green, some rust, few flag leaves Sugar Ace Fl Dark green, many flag leaves, some rust
Table 6. Plant and ear characteristics of white supersweet (Sh) sweetcom grown in Fremont, Ohio 1995 (seeded May 16). (cont.) Cultivar Source Date to % silk Base Ear Mktbl Ear Date to height crates/ lgth harvest (in) acre* (in) Ear Tip 1 Tip 1 Pericarp dia cover fill Kernel Harvest 1 firmness (in) (1-5) (1-5) count ease (g) % Total Sugars 1 6 day days *Snow Bird Blizzard *Frontier XPH 104 *Sweet Magic *HMX47 HMX 68 Rispen Stokes Asgrow 7-7-6 7-4 7-7-17 7-19 7-1 8-7 17 96 8.1 8-7.7 56 7.8 8-7 0 00 7.7 8-7 9 6 8.1 8-7 18 64 7.7 8-7 19 7.95 8-7 4 99 8.4 1.7 14 1 81 1.8 1 18 866 1.75 I 1 18 1 980 1.75 1 18 986 1.8 1 1 14 1070 1.8 1 16 1091 1.70 1 1 14 99 40. 8. 7. 5.6 44.9 44.7 4.9 4.8 8.8 9. 44.4 4.6.6.1 1-' 1-' *Based on 56 count crates 1 Scale= 1 excellent; 5 poor Based on glucose equivalent 600 and below = creamy 600-850 = normal 850 and above = crunchy *Considered best in trial Table 6. Plant and ear characteristics of white supersweet (Sh) sweetcom grown in Fremont, Ohio 1994 (seeded May 16). Cultivar Source Comments Snow Bird Blizzard Frontier XPH 104 Sweet Magic HMX47 HMX 68 Rispen Stokes Some smut Very uneven at harvest Some smut and worm damage Uneven at maturity Some smut Heavy smut damage, some bird damage
Table 7. Plant and ear characteristics ofbi-color supersweet (Sh) sweetcom grown in Fremont, Ohio 1995 (seeded May 16). Date to Base Ear Mktbl Ear % Date to height crates/ lgth Cultivar Source silk harvest (in) acre* (in) Ear dia (in) Tip 1 Tip 1 cover fill (1-5) (1-5) Pericarp Kernel Harvest 1 firmness count ease (g) % Total Sugars 1 6 day days [\.) """' *XPH 07 Asgrow 7-1 8-7 15 Dazzle Asgrow 7-6 8-10 17 Diabolo Siegers 7-4 8-7 15 SCH 548 Siegers 7-7 8-10 17 SCH 764 Siegers 7-7 8-10 0 Mitra Flavor Liberty 7-7 8-11 19 *FMX Rispen 7-6 8-7 18 Milk & Honey Stokes 7-8-7 19 *Sweet Heart Stokes 7-19 8-7 16 *Ultra Flavor Liberty 7-19 8-7 16 Skyline F1 Johnny's 7-18 8-7 1 Eagle Treated Fl Johnny's 7-7 8-11 0 Tartan Treated Fl Johnny's 7-7 8-11 1 FMX 404 Ferry Morse 7-6 8-11 0 FMX Ferry Morse 7-5 8-11 18 FMX 40 Ferry Morse 7-7 8-11 19 Diabolo Ferry Morse 7-7 8-7 18 *Cabaret Asgrow 7-7 8-11 4 Festival Asgrow 7-4 8-7 XPH 05 Asgrow 7-18 8-7 14 XPH 074 Asgrow 7-8-7 Starship Seedway 7-8 8-11 1 Hybrid 67 Seedway 7-8 8-11 17 Topnotch Fl 7-1 8-11 4 Candy Store Hrris Moran 7-7 8-11 0 *Confection F1 7-1 8-7 19 *HMX 64 7-8-7 14 0 18 1 160 18 1 180 7 16 17 188 18 186 19 150 8 190 17 19 181 179 07 196 4 46 8.5 7.4 8.75 6.8 8.1 7.5 7.9 8.8 7.5 7.8 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.65 7.5 7.5 8.7 7.8 9.1 8.1 8. 8.1 7.6 7.8 8.5 7. 7.5 1.8 1.7 9.9 1.75 1.8 1.75 1.9 4 1.9 1.9 1.85 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.95.0 1.8 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 1.5.0 1.7 1.8.0 1.75 4 1.85 1.85 1.5 1 4 14 18 16 14 0 18 18 1 16 1 18 0 18 18 16 16 0 14 1 18 16 18 16 18 14 16 16 4 1 4 851 798 1 104 896 800 819 9 1150 1065 114 791 887 1115 858 861 940 811 940 1057 84 909 859 109 96 108 110 50.0 9.1 46. 45.6 56.6 41.1 4.0 8.8 4.0 41.5 46.1 45.9 44.0 8.1 7.4 9.0 5. 7.4 4.5 1.8 6.4 8.5 46. 40.0 41.9 9.6 8.0 8.4 44.6 8. 4. 8. 4.7 6.1 44..8.5.6 5.1 9.8 50.8 1.8 41.7.9 41.5 4. 0.8 7.1 40.4 5.1 4.6 8.8 8.9 4.7 *Based on 56 count crates 1 Scale= I excellent; 5 poor Based on glucose equivalents *Considered best in trial 600 and below = creamy 600-850 = normal 850 and above = crunchy
Table 7. Plant and ear characteristics ofbi-color supersweet (Sh) sweetcom grown in Fremont, Ohio 1995 (seeded May 16). Cultivar Source Comments f-' w XPH 07 Dazzle Diabolo SCH 548 SCH 764 Mitra Flavor FMX Milk& Honey Sweet Heart Ultra Flavor Skyline F1 Eagle Treated F1 Tartan Treated F I FMX404 FMX FMX40 Diabolo Cabaret Festival XPH 05 XPH 074 Starship Hybrid 67 Topnotch F1 Candy Store Confection F 1 HMX 64 Siegers Siegers Siegers Liberty Rispen Stokes Stokes Liberty Johnny's Johnny's Johnny's Ferry Morse Ferry Morse Ferry Morse Ferry Morse Seedway Seedway Rust Some smut Very uneven at harvest Smut Some worm damage Lot of rust, some smut Worm damage
Table 8. Plant and ear characteristics of yellow supersweet (Sh) sweetcom grown in Fremont, Ohio I995 (seeded May I6). Date to Base Ear Mktbl Ear I 00% Date to height crates/ lgth Cultivar Source silt harvest (in) acre* (in) Ear dia (in) Tip 1 Tip 1 cover fill (1-5) (1-5) Pericarp Kernel Harvest 1 firmness count ease (g) % Total Sugars 1 6 day days I-' "" Victor Ferry Morse 7-5 8-IO I7 I9I 7.7 *FMX 4I Ferry Morse 7-4 8-IO I 76 7.5 *Krispy King Siegers 7-8-IO 8 8.0 Victor Siegers 7-8-IO 7 58 8. Crisp'n Sweet Siegers 7-5 8-IO 0 0 8.7 *XPH 09I 7-6 8-10 7 I4 8.5 *Endeaver 7-8-IO 1 59 8.I XPH II 7-5 8-10 I 4I 8.0 XPH 078 7-6 8-IO 18 II 7. *Punchline 7-8-10 19 5 7.6 *Zenith 7-5 8-IO 18 5 7. *Day Star 7-5 8-10 4 I 7.15 *HMX84 7-5 8-IO 5 8 8.6 HMX 6I 7-5 8-10 4 7 7.15 1.95 1.8 1.95 1.9 1.9 8.75 1.85 1.7 1.75 1.8 1.75 1.7 1.85 1.9 I 1 I I I 1 I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I8 964 I8 8I4 I8 95 18 95 I6 99 I8 95I I6 91 I6 0 18 879 16 907 18 86 I6 I0 I8 I0 I9 979 48.I 5.7 9.9 0.6 4.6 47.0 44. 40. 4.9 40.7 40.6 4.8 4.6 1.4 5.6 0.5 40..4 5..7 6.4 4.5 9.4 9.0 41.4 40.4 45.9 44.0 *Based on 56 count crates 600 and below = creamy 1 Scale=l excellent; 5 poor 600-850 = normal Based on glucose equivalents 850 and above = crunchy *Considered best in trial
Table 8. Plant and ear characteristics of yellow supersweet (Sh) sweetcom grown in Fremont, Ohio 1995 (seeded May 16). Cultivar Source Comments Victor FMX41 Krispy King Victor Crisp'n Sweet XPH 091 Endeaver XPH 11 XPH 078 Punch line Zenith Day Star HMX84 HMX61 Ferry Morse Ferry Morse Siegers Siegers Siegers Some smut Very long shank Some smut Not uniform at maturity Some smut Some worm damage Long shank f-' ljl
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