BARI SWEET CORN-1
VARIETY: BARI – MISTI BHUTTA -1/ BARI SWEET CORN-1
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | It is a synthetic developed at Nakhon Suwan Field Crop Research in Thailand and later on verified and released in Bangladesh. |
| Year of release | 2002 |
| Main characteristics | The plant height of the synthetic sweet corn variety are medium tall (150-155cm) and ear height also medium. Kernels are yellow and flint type at green stage but shrunken and dent at mature stage. Cobs are covered very tightly by the husk. |
| Planting season and time | Mid November to Mid- December |
| Harvesting time | Harvesting time for green cob ranges 113-119 days after sowing. |
| Yield | Yield in Rabi season 9.5-10.5 t/ha and as green podder crop 24 t/ha
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| Resistance/tolerance | Lodging preventive |
| Quality of the product | Bari misti bhutta –1 is special type of vutta which consume as vegetable. It also consumes fish, meat or consume with snacks element. Young ear harvest for consume, Sugar 18% in young grain, A lot of vitamin A(carotene) present in yellow grain. |