Archive image from page 20 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables for. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for processing . descriptivecatal1955asso Year: 1955 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 17 SWEET CORN HYBRIDS For three generations we have pioneered in sweet corn, since the time when, according to accepted tradition, Everett B. Clark grew the first crop of it which was intended to be used only for seed. In the following half-century we introduced several popular open-pollinated varieties and then, with the advent of modern breeding methods, were privileged to be the first to offer hybrid seed commercial
Archive image from page 20 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables for. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for processing . descriptivecatal1955asso Year: 1955 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 17 SWEET CORN HYBRIDS For three generations we have pioneered in sweet corn, since the time when, according to accepted tradition, Everett B. Clark grew the first crop of it which was intended to be used only for seed. In the following half-century we introduced several popular open-pollinated varieties and then, with the advent of modern breeding methods, were privileged to be the first to offer hybrid seed commercially, the hybrid being Redgreen, developed by Dr. D. F. Jones of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Most of our development work on sweet corn is conducted at the Eastern and Midwest Asgrow breeding stations, but in recent years our Southern stations have also had a share in the extensive program, which has produced many of the hybrids listed below, each one adapted to some special conditions of growth or use. The column of Days is based on many recorded trials but is meant primarily to indicate relative periods to the picking stage, since maturity is likely to vary with differing conditions of climate and soil. Varieties marked (y) have yellow kernels; those marked (w) have white. Height Length of stalk of ear < feet inches Days ASGROW COGENT 132(w) <Cf? 7 7/2 96 Our new introduction in the Country Gentleman or non-rowed class, valuable particularly for its earliness in this class, high yield and excellent white color. Plant sturdy and upright, with few suckers, highly double eared and producing greater gross yields than other Cogent types. Ears cylindrical to slightly tapered, V/$' diameter with medium fine, deep kernels of clear, bright white and high cut-off. Asgrow Cogent 132 : a new Country Gentleman hybrid of high yield
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