Production Guide
Adaptability: 21 – 30°C (mean monthly temperature)
Maturity:
- 72 – 75 days (AFTER SOWING) — sweet corn
- 65 days (AFTER SOWING) — WACY CORN
Plant Population: 53,333 hills per ha
Seeding Rate:
- 5kg/ha — sweet corn
- 8kg/ha — waxy corn
Number of Seeds (per gram):
- 7 /g — sweet corn
5 /g — waxy corn
Method of Planting: best direct seeded
pH Requirement: 5.8 – 6.8
Sowing To Germination: 4 – 5 Days
Harvesting for Sweet Corn:
- usually the ears are ready 21-24 days after silking
- silks are brown
- ears has enlarged to fill the husk tightly to the tip
- kernels are plump, soft, tender and filled with milky juice