OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Super sweet taste
- Excellent cob quality
- Very good shelf life
- Excellent tip fill
Nebula is a medium early maturing yellow super sweet F1 hybrid with quality and flavour. Plants are medium-tall in height and withstand lodging well. The pericarp is thin and tender resulting in a superior eating quality. Nebula has intermediate resistance against Northern leaf blight (Et) and Stewart’s wilt (Pst).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Contact area representative for a sowing guide
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
NEBULA |
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KIND |
F1 hybrid sweetcorn (Zea mays L. var. saccharata Bailey) |
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TYPE (ENDOSPERM) |
sh-2 sweetcorn |
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MATURITY |
75 days from sowing, depending on climatic conditions |
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EAR SIZE |
25 cm |
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COB SHAPE |
Very good, cylindrical |
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EARS PER PLANT |
1.0 |
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COB DIMENSIONS |
22 x 5,0 - 5,5 cm |
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KERNEL COLOUR |
Bright, glossy, uniform yellow |
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KERNEL ROWING |
Excellent, 16 – 18 rows per cob |
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KERNEL APPEARANCE |
Refined and rounded |
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TIP FILL |
Completely filled, slight taper |
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HUSK COLOUR |
Dark green |
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HUSK PROTECTION |
All ears covered, tight |
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SNAP |
Easy |
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SHANK |
Medium |
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FLAG LEAF |
Average length and number |
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PLANT HEIGHT |
1.8 – 2,2 m |
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PLANT TILLERS |
1 |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
Intermediate resistance: Exserohilum turcicum (Et) and Pantoea stewartii (Pst) |
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PLANT POPULATION |
50 000 - 70 000 final stand per ha |
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USE |
Fresh market, pre-packing, export |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Good quality, colour and size for export |