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Darrah, Larry |
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Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 9/9/1996 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Seed producers, corn millers, and farmers need agronomic performance data to select yellow food-grade corn hybrids adapted for growing in specific regions in the United States. The national performance tests of yellow food-grade corn hybrids includes germplasm classified into late and early maturity groups. Smaller seed companies benefit by having their products tested in a much wider area than could be accomplished by the company itself. In 1986, a yellow food-grade corn testing program, similar to that for white food-grade corn, was initiated. For 1996, the test was split into late and early maturities. During the first 10 years of testing, before splitting on maturities, 303 hybrids from public and private sources were evaluated. Fourteen new hybrids of 24 total are in the late maturity test for 1996 and 11 new hybrids of 21 total are in the early maturity test. Hybrids have been submitted for evaluation by five universities and 41 private companies. One new company is participating in each test for 1996. Yellow food-grade corn is used mainly for processed snack foods, such as corn chips. Quality determinations are made by Lloyd Rooney, Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A & M University, for all locations submitting samples and Bruce Hamaker, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, for grain samples from two locations. The results (65 pages in 1995) are published as a Special Report of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station and are available to cooperators, seedsmen, processors, millers, farmers, extension agents, etc. at no cost. Fourteen hundred copies of the report were printed for distribution in 1995. |
