Brooks, William M.

Gorske, S. F.

Myers, Gerald G.

Pisarczyk, J. M.

Utzinger, James D.

Willer, Charles C.

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Horticulture Series No. 514 January 1982 0. A. R. D. C .. 1~1 EVAW~TICX! Cf SVffi COR!l CULTIVARS CowMBUs AND FREf ONTJ OHio ~ E B 1 4 1983 LIBRAR~ Willia~ M. Brooks, J.M. Pisarczyk, James D. Utzinger S.F. Garske, Gerald G. Myers and Charles C. Willer J Department of Horticulture Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center U.S. 250 and Ohio 83 South Wooster, Ohio EVALUATION OF Sl'lEET CORN CULTIVARS - 1981 Columbus and Fremont William M. Brooks1 , J .M. Pisarczyk 2, James D. Utzinger1 , S.F. Gorskel, Gerald G. Myersl and Charles C. Willer3 The 1981 Sweet Corn Cultivar Trials at Fremont consisted of twenty-eight cultivars which were replicated four times. Corn was seeded on Hay 13 at Fremont in rows 36" apart with hills spaced 18" apart in the row. Single row plots of 21 hills were 31.5' long. Blocks and tiers of plots were separated by a distance of at least six feet. Guard rows were plant-ed to the north and south sides of rows running east and west at Fremont. All plots were planted by hand jabbers with 4 kernels per hill. Plants were thinned to 2 plants per hill at the 2 to 3 leaf stage. Prior to planting at Fremont, 15-15-15 fertilizer was broadcast at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre. One hundred fifty pounds of 6-24-12 fertilizer was placed in bands at planting. The corn was sidedressed with ammonium nitrate at a rate of 50 lbs. N/acre on June 18. Three quarts of Lasso per acre was used for weed control. Insecticides and fungicides were applied on a regular spray schedule. The first harvest was made at Fremont on July 20 and the last harvest was made on August 14. Buttervee was the only cultivar harvested on July 20. The highest yielding cultivars for each color type as dozens of marketable ears per acre were: 1) yellow: Seneca Sentry-1875, Jubilee-1855, ~lerit-1804; 2) bi-color: Sweet Sal-1824, Syrnphony-1431, Calico King-1270, Sugar Dot-1240; and 3) white: NCX 2021-2399, Silver Queen-1895, Crystal Delight-1492. The earliest maturity cultivar in each color was: Yellow: Buttervee; Bi-color: Sugar Dot; and White: Earliqueen (See Table 1). Listed below are the seed companies who generously supply the seed for these trials without charge: Code used in tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Company and Location Stokes Seed, Inc., Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240 Seedway, Inc., Hall, NY 14463 Robson Seed Farms, Co., Hall, NY 14463 Joseph Harris Co., Rochester, NY 14624 Asgrow Seed Co., Kalamazoo, m 49001 Rogers Bros. Co., Idaho Falls, ID 83401 FMC Niagara Corp., El Macero, CA 95618 Ferry-Horse Seed Co., i1 ountain View, CA 94042 Sun Seeds, Bloomington, ~W 55420 1) Mailing address: Department of Horticulture, The Ohio State University, 2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210. 2) ~tailing address: Department of Horticulture, OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691. 3) ~!anager, Vegetable Crops Branch, Frenont, OIL All publications of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center are available to all on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or religious affiliation. 1/82/S-444/200 TABLE l. Replicated Trial: Yield and Other Characteristics of Sweet Corn Cultivars- Fremont- 1981. Avg.l'it. Avg. Avg. Days to Marketable Yield/A mkt. ears . lgth.ears dia.ears Ear Bird first dozens wt. per- unhusked husked husked worms Smut damage Variety and Source ( )* harvest of ears (tons) cent (lbs.) (in.) (in.) % % % Color Buttervee (1) 69 1159 3.6 86 .52 7.4 1.6 1 - - y Seneca Horizon (3) 73 1179 4.7 85 .66 6.9 1.8 1 - - y Aztec (5) 76 1391 5.0 95 .60 7.2 1.7 1 - - y Spring Gold ( 4) 76 1341 4.2 88 .52 6.8 1.6 -1 1 y Goldenvee (1) 79 806 2.6 84 .53 7.8 1.7 - - -y Sugar Dot (8) 82 1240 4.4 86 .59 7.9 1.7 - - 1 Bi Tab levee (1) 83 1411 4.9 87 .58 7.5 1.6 - - - y \\'onder sweet (4) 83 968 3.7 77 .64 8.5 1.7 - - 4 y Burgandy Delight (2) 83 1119 3.4 74 .51 8.4 1.5 - - 1 Bi Candy Bar (8) 83 544 2.3 78 .71 7.2 1.8 - 1 - y Gold \'/inner (4) 85 1643 6.0 96 .61 7.6 1.7 - - 1 y Honeycomb (9) 85 1421 5.8 92 .68 8.7 1.6 - - - y I Earliqueen (6) 85 1210 4.0 82 .55 7.1 1.8 - -2 w N I NCX 2021 (7) 86 2399 8.3 88 .57 7.7 1.7 - - -w Jubilee (6) 86 1855 7.2 94 .65 8.8 1.7 - - - y ~leri t (5) 87 1804 7.1 89 .65 8.3 1.8 - - - y Sugar Loaf (9) 87 1532 5.7 87 .62 8.0 1.7 - - -y Sweet Sal (4) 90 1824 7.3 96 .67 7.7 1.8 - --Bi At lanti.c (7) 90 1714 7.2 86 .69 7.7 1.9 --1 y Crystal Delight (2) 90 1492 6.1 83 .68 7.9 1.8 - - 1 w Seneca Scout (3) 90 1643 6.0 89 .60 7.7 1.9 - -1 y Sugar 1'ime (9) 90 1482 5.2 90 .58 7.7 1.7 - - 3 y Symphony (4) 91 1431 5.6 84 .63 7.3 1.8 - - - Bi Silver Queen (6) 92 1895 7.9 91 .69 8.2 1.7 --- w Flavorvee (1) 92 1431 6.4 93 .74 8.2 1.7 - - - y Silver Chief (5) 93 1371 6.3 92 .77 9.3 1.7 - - -w Calico King (5) 94 1270 7.5 98 .98 8.6 1.9 - - - Bi Seneca Sentry (3) 94 1875 7.1 95 .63 7.9 1.7 1 - -y, * Cultivars ranked according to days to first harvest (lowest first) and dozens of marketable ears per acre (highest yield) based on ears listed first within maturity. ( ) numbers within bracket refer to seed company supplying seed. 1981 Evaluation of Sweet Corn Cultivars - Columbus The 1981 sweet corn cultivar trials at The Ohio State University Horticultural Farm, 1000 West Lane Avenue, Columbus, consisted of twenty-eight cultivars which were replicated four times and seventy-seven cultivars in non-replicated, single plots. Corn was seeded on May 20, 1981, in 36" rows with hills spaced 18" apart. Single row plots of 21 hills were 31.5 1 long. Blocks and tiers of plots were separ-ated by a distance of six feet. Guard rows were planted to the east and west sides of rows running north and south with guard hills across the north and south ends of the entire planting. In addition to the other guard rows, 4 rows of an early mat-uring and a late maturing cultivar were planted on both the east and west sides of the entire planting of plots to enhance pollination. All plots were planted by hand jabber with 4 kernels per hill. Plants were thinned to 2 plants per hill at the 2 to 3 leaf stage. Prior to plowing, 15-15-15 fertilizer was applied broadcast at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre. There was also 250 pounds 6-24-12 placed 2 inches to the side and 2 inches below the seed at planting time. Ramrod herbicide was applied, immediately after planting, at 5 pounds active ingredient per acre. No insecticides or fungicides were applied after planting. Most lots of seed had been treated with a fungicide and/or an insecticide. Irrigation was used throughout the season as needed. However with the high rainfall in May and June, which probably resulted in stunted plant growth, only one irrigation in July was needed. The following information on temperature and rainfall was obtained for the University Farm records in Columbus, Ohio: Month Z.Iay June July August Average Temperature (°F) 58.8 70.0 73.6 71.2 Weather Data Total Rainfall (inches) 6.78 6.37 4.04 1.30 Above or Below Normal (inches) 2.50 2.28 -0.37 -2.51 The first harvest was made on July 24 and the last harvest was made August 16. Seneca Horizon, Buttervee and Earlivee were harvested on the first day of harvest. The highest yielding cultivars in the replicated plots (Table 2) based on marketable ears harvested per acre were Gold Winner, Honeycomb and Silver Chief with over 1200 dozen ears per acre. The Gold Winner cultivar produced the highest percent of marketable ears. Silver Chief, a white variety, had ears with the highest weight per ear and the longest ears in the replicated plots. Silver Chief was also the highest yielding white cultivar in the trials. Sweet Sal was the highest yielding hi-color cultivar in the trial based on dozens of ears per acre. Seneca Sentry was the highest yielding yellow cultivar in the replicated trials. -The numbered cultivars 77-2269 and 79-2537 were the highest yielding in the non-replicated plots. -3-TABLE 2. Replicated Trial: Yield and Other Characteristics of Sweet Corn Cultivars - Columbus - 1981. Avg.·wt. Avg. Avg. Days to Marketable Yield/A mkt.ears lgth. ears dia.ears Ear Bird first Per- unhusked husked husked worms Smut damage Kernel Variety and source ( )* harvest doz/A ton/A cent (lbs.) (in.) (in.) % % % Color Seneca Horizon (3) 64 930 2.33 73 .51 6.6 1.6 6.2 0.0 4.4 y Buttervee (1) 64 797 1.60 52 .35 7.1 1.5 9.9 0.6 15.2 y Spring Gold (4) 70 657 1. 55 46 .39 6.0 1.6 4.2 3.6 17.7 y Burgandy Delight (2) 72 708 1. 73 52 .41 8.0 1.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 BC Wonder sweet (4) 72 554 2.47 51 .74 8.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 18.0 y Aztec (5) 72 531 1.48 39 .46 7.3 1.5 3.3 2.2 37.8 y Golden vee (1) '72 439 1.35 47 .51 7.2 1.7 2.7 0.0 15.3 y Honeycomb (9) 75 1279 4.37 83 .57 8.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.7 y NCX 2021 (7) 75 1162 3.29 58 .47 7.6 1.7 1.1 0.8 2.3 w Tablevee (l) 75 637 2.11 62 .55 8.0 1.7 0.0 1.2 2.4 y Candy Bar (8) 75 379 1.13 26 .50 5.2 1.2 0.7 8.2 11.6 y Gold i-linner (4) 77 1221 5.18 85 .71 7.9 1.9 0.6 o.o 1.2 y Earliqueen (6) 77 1060 3.20 69 .so 6.1 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 w Sugar Loaf (9) 77 893 2.57 54 .48 7.4 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.2 y Sugar Dot (8) 77 657 1.64 51 .42 7.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 BC I Se1wca Scout (3) 78 1196 4.14 79 .58 7.5 1.4 0.5 0.0 1.9 y ~ I Sweet Sal (4) 78 1196 4.39 82 .61 8.2 1.7 0.0 0.5 1.5 BC Heri t (5) 78 llH3 4.64 79 .65 8.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 y ( All antic (7) 78 ll23 4.54 75 .67 8.4 1.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 y Jubilee (6) 78 902 3.22 62 .60 8.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 y Symphony (4) 78 750 2.23 57 .50 7.6 1.8 0.0 1.9 0.6 BC Sugar Time (9) 78 615 1.81 42 .49 8.7 1.5 1.4 0.0 1.9 y Flavorvee (1) 79 954 3.73 68 .65 8.0 1.8 3.6 0.0 3.0 y Crystal Delight (2) 80 1047 3.50 74 .56 7.8 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 w Calico King (5) 80 814 4.00 76 .82 9.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 1.4 BC Silver Chief (5} 81 1208 6.4Y 84 .90 9.5 1.6 4.1 0.6 0.6 w Seneca Sentry (3) 84 llK3 4.:.12 Sb .59 8.2 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 y Silver Queen (6) 84 912 3.41 48 .62 8.0 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 w LSD --- -*Cultivars ranked according to days to first harvest (lowest first) and dozens of marketable ears per acre (highest yield) based on ears listed first within maturity. ( ) number within bracket refers to seed company supplying seed. TABLE 3. Non-Replicated Trial: Yield and Other Characteristics of Sweet Corn Cultivars - Columbus - 1981, Avg. wt. Avg. Avg. Days to Marketable Yield[A mkt.ears lgth.ears dia.ears Ear Bird first Per- unhusked husked husked worms Smut damage Kernel Variety and source ( )*_ harve.st doz/A ton/A cent (lb~ (in.) (in.) % '% % Color Earlivee (1) 64 273 0.57 12 0.35 6.0 1.3 6.9 30.2 4.6 y Early Sunray (2) 68 500 1.91 53 0.63 7.6 1.7 17.5 2.5 2.5 y Spring White (4) 68 192 0.41 15 0.36 5.8 1.6 5.5 2.7 25.0 w Seneca Star (3) 70 714 2.29 46 0.53 7.6 1.7 6.1 4.0 2.0 y Early Arctic (9) 70 230 0.81 36 0.58 7.0 1.8 15.7 0.0 26.3 y Dawn (9) 70 115 0.32 11 0.46 7.0 1.7 6.2 3.1 9.3 y Exp. 1800 (9) 72 230 0.37 20 0.26 6.0 1.5 0.0 6.6 20.0 y 79-1888 (6) 73 40 0. 71 2 0.29 7.0 1.8 17.6 5.8 67.6 y Tab levee (1) 76 361 ·1. 30 39 0.60 7.2 1.7 0.0 2.8 2.8 y Bell ringer (4) 77 1191 7.00 96 0.98 7.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 5.0 y Seneca RXP-293 (3) 77 1125 3.42 80 0.50 7.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 5.4 y XP-2538 (5) 77 1114 4.12 61 0.61 7.1 1.6 3.3 0.0 6.7 BC Bellegold (4) 77 1037 2.76 59 0.44 7.3 1.6 3.8 3.8 7.6 y Sundance (4) 77 926 2 .l18 59 0.1.4 7.0 2.4 1.9 5.7 5.7 y Calico (5) 77 922 2.83 74 0.51 8.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 BC I Spring Calico (15) 77 807 2.53 54 0.52 7.9 1.6 4.5 0.0 2.3 BC VI ( I SX-1009 (4) 77 7611 2.46 47 0.53 8.3 1.6 0.0 4.1 2.1 y Starlet (2) 77 764 2.17 so 0.47 8.3 1.5 0.0 4.3 15.2 y Quicksilver (4) 77 764 2.51 40 0.54 7.3 1.6 0.0 1.4 10.2 w NCX-2033 (7) 77 691 1.82 56 0.43 7.6 1.5 0.0 2.1 4.2 y Bullseye (8) 77 522 2.12 42 O.f.>7 8.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 14.0 y Mevak (5) -,-I I 503 1. 23 34 0.40 7.6 1.5 4.9 2.4 22.0 y Tastyvee (1) 77 423 0.92 31 0.36 8.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 22.0 y Early Gold (7) 77 323 1.16 38 0.59 7.4 1.6 6.2 0.0 15.6 y Debut (6) 77 230 0.88 16 0.63 6.8 1.7 9.1 0.0 45.4 y Golden vee (1) 77 132 0.55 24 0.48 6.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 34.4 y Mellow Yellow (8) 77 1119 :..2':.1 69 0.60 8.1 1.7 1.5 0.0 6.1 y ;q-2537 (6) 78 lfj90 ).ltJ 62 0.50 8.5 1.7 3.5 0.0 0.0 y Nov-2041 (7) ~~ 1152 -, .,. _.;. f 1. 54 0.53 7.8 1.6 0.0 4.0 16.0 y 79-2727 (6) 78 964 2 \.!') oVh 77 0.48 7.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.1 w bp-5651 (9) 7F. Y64 '·· 03 86 0.69 8.7 1.5 2.8 0.0 5.6 y NCX-2022 (7) 78 960 2.30 68 o.t.o 7.4 1.5 8.7 0.0 13.0 y Reliance (9) 78 807 2.5H 54 0.53 7.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 11.0 y 79-2608 (6) 78 HO? 2. Sl 42 0.52 8.9 1.7 7.7 0.0 23.1 BC E-0501 (8) 78 499 1.91 26 0.63 7.4 1.8 10.4 0.0 26.9 y ~CX-2029 (7) 78 4'J'J 1.67 49 0.55 7.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 2,8 y X!'-25)3 (5) 78 lH 0.07 2 0. 31 8.5 1.5 o.o 6.4 38.7 y llur)',.11l<iy Dcll~;ht (I) 79 730 1.94 48 0.44 8.0 1.5 0.0 1.7 3.5 BC TABLE 3. Non-Replicated Trial: Yield and Other Characteristics of Sweet Corn Cultivars - Columbus - 1981. Avg. wt. Avg. Avg. Days to Marketab1_e Yie1jj_~ mkt.ears lgth.ears dia.ears Ear Bird first Per- unhusked husked husked worms Smut damage Kernel Variety and source ( )* harvest doz/A ton/A cent (lbs.) (in.) (in.) % % % Color XP-2500 (5) 79 653 1.18 66 0.30 7.7 1.6 3.7 3.7 0.0 Y XP-2539 (5) 79 484 1.69 26 0.58 8.2 1.6 8.7 0.0 39.1 Y Harmony (4) 79 119 0.38 9 0.53 6.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 74.5 BC. Reward (6) 79 - - - - - - 5.9 5.9 88.2 Y 77-2269 (6) 80 1679 6.39 69 0.63 8.6 1.6 4.1 0.0 2.7 y 79-2649 (6) 80 1268 5.02 74 0.66 9.0 1.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 BC XP-2554W (5) 80 964 4.10 62 0.70 9.4 1.7 3.7 0.0 5.7 W A.X-409 (4) 80 910 2.32 73 0.42 7.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 3.2 Y Comet (5) 80 883 3.32 63 0.62 8.9 1.7 8.0 0.0 2.0 · W Apache (5) 80 730 2.23 49 0.51 7.7 1.4 6.4 2.1 12.8 Y E-8501 (8) 80 538 2.53 40 0.78 7.4 1.7 7.8 0.0 23.5 Y Seneca RXP-347 (3) 81 1072 4.14 86 0.56 8.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 7.9 Y Golden Nectar (9) 82 999 3.96 65 0.66 8.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Y BVX-819 (4) 82 999 3.04 58 0.51 8.2 1.6 2.1 4.2 14.6 Y XP-2541 BC (5) 82 807 3.32 45 0.68 8.9 1.7 14.8 3.7 5.6 BC EXP-5133 (9) 82 787 3.04 54 0.64 7.6 1.7 15.6 0.0 18.8 Y I NCX-2028 (7) 82 691 2.81 60 0.67 7.6 1.6 0.0 2.6 5.1 BC ~ Seneca RXP-258 (3) 82 691 3.34 37 0.81 8.9 1.8 7.9 0.0 19.1 Y { F1avorvee (1) 82 691 3.02 50 0.73 8.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Y E-9503 (8) 82 603 1.93 39 0.53 7.7 1.7 5.4 0.0 21.8 Y Seneca RXP-258 (3) 82 1191 3.50 76 0.49 7.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 4.3 Y 78-2656 (6) 83 1306 5.18 68 0.66 8.4 1.7 4.3 1.4 2.9 y E-9502 (8) 83 499 1.96 40 0.65 8.5 1.6 14.3 0.0 21.4 Y Hini Max (9) 83 161 0.48 17 0.49 8.2 1.5 12.9 0.0 16.1 Y Sucro (6) 83 - - - - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 Y w'hlte Lightning (1) 84 1229 3.36 56 0.46 7.5 1.4 1.5 6.2 7.7 W Calypso (6) 84 1045 4.22 54 0.67 8.0 1.9 0.0 1.5 12.1 BC E-0502 (8) 84 979 4.56 53 0.78 8.8 1.7 3.1 0.0 12.5 Y WX-309 (4) 84 764 2.80 34 0.61 8.7 1.5 5.7 0,0 0.0 W VX-719 (4) 84 499 2.38 43 0.79 8.5 1.7 6.7 3.3 43.3 Y lloney-N-Frost (2) 84 307 0.92 22 0.50 7.5 1.5 15.6 0.0 28.9 BC 76-2883 (6) 84 230 0.97 13 0.70 9.2 1.7 10.5 1.8 42.1 y Kandy Korn (1) 84 77 0.37 6 0.80 8.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 24.6 Y E-9501 (8) 84 0 0.00 0 0.00 8.4 1.7 28.0 0.0 16.0 Y s~neca Pinto (3) 85 384 0.97 27 0.42 7.4 1.4 4.3 10.6 0.0 BC XP-2355 W (5) 86 136~ 5.19 60 0.64 8.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.3 W XP-2514 BC (5) 88 273 1 .OJ 23 0.62 7.5 1.3 0.0 7.1 0.0 BC *-CuI t iv·,;·r.·s--;-~-;ked-acc-u'rd in~-(;;·· ~by7-t~- firs_t_lJ;-;ves t (lowt:s-tfirs t-) and- dozens of marketable ears per acre (highest yil,ld) basd on cars listed first within m:lturity. ( ) number within brackets refers to seed company supplying seed. 

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