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Varieties of the augmented supersweet type combine multiple gene types on top of sh2. These varieties have 100% of the kernels containing the sh2 gene, but also have se and su genes in some portion of the kernels. The augmented supersweet varieties have tender kernels like the se varieties. Therefore, mechanical picking is not recommended.
Corn line MON802 was developed through genetic modification to be tolerant [3] to glyphosate herbicide and protect the plant from the European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) (the Bt trait). [ 4 ] MON 809 is an Insect Resistant maize under license from Monsanto.
Field corn is a North American term for maize (Zea mays) grown for livestock fodder (silage and meal), ethanol, cereal, and processed food products.The principal field corn varieties are dent corn, flint corn, flour corn (also known as soft corn) which includes blue corn (Zea mays amylacea), [1] and waxy corn.
Whole, fresh corn is the top choice, but frozen and canned corn can also be healthy, the experts note. “Frozen corn is great — there's no shucking needed and it’s available all year round ...
Maize, or Zea mays subsp mays, a cultivated subspecies also known as "corn" or "sweet corn" in many English-speaking countries. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
Smartstax corn has been advertised and promoted on television, at farm trade shows, and online as Monsanto has geared up for widespread commercial release. Smartstax is sold under the Genuity Brand by Monsanto and the Mycogen brand by Dow, but both companies have the right to sell it under as many names with as many additional technologies as ...
Iowa-based MazePlay designs Richardson's maze, using sterile corn, which doesn't fertilize, so it's plowed under at the end of the season and replanted from seeds at the start of a new one.
Corn, one crop for which HYV seeds have been created. High-yielding varieties (abbreviated as HYVs) of agricultural crops are varieties of crops that are usually characterized by a combination of the following traits in contrast to the conventional ones: Higher crop yield per unit area; Higher quality of crops; Improved response to fertilizers