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YT3246 | sh2-Super Sweet Corn
HK$12.50 - HK$450.00
YT3246 is a sh2-type supersweet corn hybrid developed for the fresh market. It combines stable field performance, good lodging tolerance, and desirable eating quality.
*Specification: 5 g / ≈40 seeds – covers ≈7 m² sowing area
*Specification: 5 g / ≈40 seeds – covers ≈7 m² sowing area
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Key Features
- Plant Architecture: 218.5 cm height and 60 cm ear height, ~81 days for Maturity, supporting stable growth and ease of harvest.
- Ear Characteristics: Features elegant, cylindrical ears (20.5 cm length) with 16 rows of uniform, yellow kernels and a white cob.
- Eating Quality: High sweetness with thin pericarp and crisp texture; sensory score: 90.3.
- Yield Performance: Field trials indicated fresh ear yield of ~21,528 kg/ha.
- Disease Resistance: Resistance to Head Smut; tolerance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight.
- Lodging Tolerance: Strong lodging tolerance with low lodging and stalk breakage incidence.
Cultivation Guidelines
- Climatic Requirements: Best suited for regions with an active accumulated temperature of approximately 1,680°C throughout the growth cycle.
- Planting Density: Recommended density is 3,500 – 4,000 plants per mu to balance plant health and ear uniformity.
- Isolation Standards: To maintain its ultra-sweet genetic purity, a minimum spatial isolation of 200 meters from other corn types is required.
- Harvesting Window: For the optimal balance of sweetness and crispness, harvest during the peak window of 20–25 days after pollination.
