Whats New in Sweet Corn

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Whats New in Sweet Corn?

• Bill Tracy
• Department of Agronomy
• College of Ag. And Life SciencesUniversity of
  Wisconsin-Madison

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Improved Quality

• New generation of supersweets
• Very tender like sugary enhancers
• Excellent corn flavor
• Longer shelf life like supersweets
• Xtra Tender, Augmented, Gourmet Sweet, and
  Multisweets.

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Improved Rust Resistance
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Rp1-D
Rp1-G
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virulent
avirulent
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Bt Sweet Corn (GMO)

• Can not be used for organic production

• Effectively controls corn borer and earworm

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New Strain of Corn Rootworm

• The strain of corn rootworm that lays its eggs in
  soybeans has arrived in southeastern Wisconsin.

• May need to use an insecticide to control
  rootworms if planting sweet corn after soybeans

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West Madison Field Day

• August
• West Madison Agr. Research Station
• Mineral Point Road
• Madison
• Dozens of sweet corn hybrids
• Many other vegetable cultivars