OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- Excellent disease package
- Strong plant (no lodging)
- Multi cobbing good (± 1.3 cobs)
- Good tip fill
- High pack out persentage
- Good colour at mature stage
SHY6RH1036 is an ideal fresh market F1 hybrid sweetcorn in the sh-2 class and is known for its superb quality, bright yellow kernels with straight rows and perfect tip fill, even under mid-summer temperatures. High pack out percentage. Rows of kernels on cobs are uniform straight. Very good eating quality. The plant is sturdy and will not fall over under windy conditions (60 000 – 65 000 plants per ha). SHY6RH1036 have high resistance against Common rust (Ps) and intermediate resistance against Northern leaf blight (Et).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- None
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CHARACTERISTIC* |
SHY6RH1036 |
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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 |
± 1.3 |
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COB DIMENSIONS |
20 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) |
High resistance: Puccinia sorghi (Ps) Intermediate resistance: Exserohilum turcicum (Et) |
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PLANT POPULATION |
60 000 – 65 000 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 |