CMVL Sweet Corn 1
Sweet corn is a highly remunerative cash crop for the farmers. Owing to short duration, the crop can be grown almost round the year and yields, besides green cobs, green fodder as well, thereby doubly benefiting the farmers. It can be marketed in fresh, frozen and canned forms. 1. This variety has been developed from the cross VSL 4 x VSL 16. 2. CMVL Sweet Corn 1 is a relatively early maturing (70-72 and 75-77 days for green cob in plains and hills, respectively). 3. High yielding (100-110 q/ha green cob yield). 4. The mean length and girth of dehusked green ears of CMVLSC 1 are 20.0 and 15.0 cm, respectively, and weight is 240 g. 5. The average length of baby corn is 7.5-8.0 cm, the diameter is 1.3-1.5 cm and the colour are light yellow. 6. Plant height:190-195 cm (mid hills), 180-185 cm (plains). 7. TSS content is 15.5-16.0%. 8. Yields 250-300 q/ha green fodder from plants after harvesting of green ears and an additional 20-25 q/ha in the form of green ear husks. It has long cylindrical cobs with good husk cover. 9. It is moderately resistant to turcicum and maydis leaf blight. 10. These features make it a very suitable sweet corn hybrid. It has wide adaptability and is released Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, NE Hills, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Western UP, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.