OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Super sweet taste
- Year round production
- Excellent cob quality
- Very good shelf life
- Excellent tip fill
Orla is a yellow sh-2 F1 hybrid with outstanding disease resistance. Orla has very uniform cobs, straight rows and high pack out. The kernels have high brix with very good flavour, colour and a very good shelf life. Pollination during cooler seasons is very good. The cobs have a very good tip fill, thus reducing waste when pre-packed. Orla has intermediate resistance to Common rust (Ps), Northern leaf blight (Et), Southern corn leaf blight (Bm) and Stewart’s bacterial wilt (Pst).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- May be grown year round in frost free areas and under overhead irrigation
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
ORLA |
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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 |
70 - 75 days from sowing, depending on climatic conditions |
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EAR SIZE |
Medium |
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COB SHAPE |
Very good, cylindrical |
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EARS PER PLANT |
1.0 |
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COB DIMENSIONS |
18 x 4.5 - 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 |
1.5 - 1.8 m |
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PLANT TILLERS |
0.5 |
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DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC) |
Intermediate resistance: Puccinia sorghi (Ps), Exserohilum turcicum (Et), Bipolaris maydis (Bm) 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 |
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SPECIAL FEATURES |
Top quality well filled cobs and good shelf life, suited for year round production |