Most of us deliver an incredible pleasure to crunch warm boiled salted corn , sitting in the umbrella of the umbrella on the beach in the hot summer. Sugar cobs are available everywhere in any outlets in raw and cooked form. But questions about how to properly choose seeds and what characteristics of corn varieties to pay attention to, do not stop worrying those who want to grow this useful cereal plant on their land as animal feed and as a treat for themselves.
The best varieties of corn
The best varieties of corn are harvested by selection manipulations, their seeds have unlimited access, they are easily purchased from qualified distributors. The plant is usually unpretentious, resistant to drought, sun-loving. Indicators of corn and the characteristics of its variety depend on the species or class. Consider the most widely used types:
- Siliceous corn . It is widely distributed and is used for the production of cereals, cereals and many other products from corn grain. Famous varieties - "Flint" and "Dnepr".
- Tooth-shaped . All its varieties are late, used for the production of alcohol, cereals, flour and forage to agricultural animals. "Pioneer" and "Monsanto" are varieties widely used on an industrial scale.
- Shoving . One of the oldest species that has long been loved because of the opportunity to eat a crisp white mass, obtained by heating the grain to a certain temperature. Of these varieties, having amusing names, most often they cook extraordinarily delicious popcorn: "Grandchildren's joy", "Cotton-clap", "Ping-pong".
- Sugar . Varieties of sugar corn are worthy of demanding special attention, because this species is used in the food industry (canning production) and for private ubiquitous cultivation for the purpose of eating. The greens are bushy, the fruits of most varieties ripen very quickly, so the early varieties of corn are represented in the market for seeds by the sugar species. Such corn is very popular, because it almost does not require top dressing with stable watering, and the tops, by the time of full ripening of the fetus, which did not have time to dry up and turn yellow, is used for animal feeding, which is a reliable help during the dry summer months. The sweet, sweet corn of this variety is eaten even in raw form. Benefits from this will only be more. Famous varieties: "Dobrynya", "Gourmand 121", "Ice Nectar" (late ripening), "Spirit".
Corn cobs, known since the time of the Inca civilization, are the basis of the agricultural and food industries. This is a very valuable raw material and a delicious, very useful product rich in carbohydrates and vitamins, so we should often refer to it when witchcraft is in the kitchen.