Abstract
Indiana sweet corn acreage harvested for fresh market averaged 5,633 acres annually from 2010-2012, with a yield of 71 cwt/acre (160 crates or 3.5 tons per acre) and annual value of $13.7 million (USDA NASS, 2013). Indiana ranked 19th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn and produced about 0.8% of the nation’s total in 2012. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most commonly grown. Varieties with improved eating quality are of interest to both producers and consumers. Producers are also interested in yield, ear size, appearance, and agronomic characteristics.
This paper reports on 9 bicolor and one yellow sugar-enhanced or synergistic sweet corn entries that were evaluated at the Pinney-Purdue Agricultural Center in Wanatah, Indiana.
Keywords
variety trials, sweetcorn, sweet corn, vegetables, Zea mays
Date of this Version
2013
Comments
Originally published in Midwest Vegetable Trial Report for 2013. Compiled by Elizabeth T. Maynard. Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Office of Agricultural Research Programs, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana. January 2014.