How to choose a seed corn

Sowing are coming to an end, and in most fields, even the first ladder. But some farmers still can not decide, what they want to sow a certain area of ​​the field. In such cases, that land is not "walking" a season, usually stop choice in sunflower or corn. The two least-selective culture conditions to increase, because almost one hundred percent guarantee of giving a good harvest, which not only pays all the costs of cultivation, but also provides income. Modern hybrids are very well resist drought or excess moisture, not afraid of pests and weeds, can provide equally good yields in sunny and shady places. So there is only choose the right hybrid for its field and ordered more seeds.

General classification

The first thing to decide, why grown corn:

• for yourself or the shops – food grade;
• as fodder for different animals – feed grade.

Food seeds are more succulent stems, as well as a wide leaves. Last processed together with the seeds after harvest.
Edible seeds differ cob large, which contains a greater number of large seeds.

Common varieties

Each species in turn divided into a large number of varieties with diverse properties, and which are selected for a specific sector.

Agronomist main varieties are the following, grouped by main features:

• sugar – One of the most common, mainly used for industrial conservation;
• zubovidna – used for the production of alcohol, groats or meal;
• starch – grown for the production of starch, flour, tails, as well as alcohol;
• waxy – especially popular in China, different solid outer part, resembling wax;
• chiselly – grown for grain, Corn Sticks and Flakes;
• burst – divided into barley and rice varieties, which burst when heated and are mainly used for the production of popcorn;
• Japanese pestrolystnaya – used as decorative elements.

Depending on the objective of further use of corn made a choice in favor of a certain type. For industrial use would be the best odontoid, waxy, siliceous seeds. If the main focus of food, it is best to pay attention to sugar or corn burst.

The main factors in choosing

When choosing seeds should pay attention to the following features seeds:

• ripeness;
• degree volohoviddachi;
• resistance to drought;
• intensity yields;
• immunity to diseases and pests.

Careful attention should be paid to the possibility seeds germinate in the right latitudes. Modern breeding varieties brought, able to bear fruit in the coldest areas. Just keep in mind conditions, which will store collected seeds, as part of the omnibus impossible to maintain long term.

Also taken into account maturity of corn, in which it is possible to plan future harvest. Визначитися з вибором оптимальних для вас сортів допоможе «» – site sales of seeds for planting.