Download or read book Effects of Harvest Date on Sweet Corn Maturity Sugar Content and Yield written by Yueh-mei Wong and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies were conducted in 1976 and 1977 on the effects of harvest dates on maturity, yields and sugar content of four cultivars of sweet corn. The cultivars were 'Golden Cross Bantam', 'Jubilee', 'Rapidpak' and 'Tendertreat'. Moisture content of kernels ranged from 80 to 67 per cent for the six harvest dates. A regression technique was used to estimate relationships of yield, percent moisture in kernels and sugar content to the six harvest dates. Relationships of yield and sugar content to percent moisture, content in kernels were also estimated. Yield of husked, acceptable (good) ears, which was used as a standard of yield estimation, was increased by a delay in harvest. The increase averaged 0.135 tons per acre for each day's delay in harvest for three cultivars in 1976 and 0.152 tons per acre per day in 1977. No evidence of linear or quadratic relationships between yield and harvest date were found for 'Tendertreat'. Kernel moisture loss was highly correlated with harvest date and degree hours. Kernel moisture loss averaged 0.687 per cent for each day's delay in harvest in 1976 and 0.577 per cent per day in 1977. Yield increases averaged 0.173 tons per acre for each one percent drop in moisture content of kernels for three cultivars in 1976 and 0.264 tons per acre percent moisture drop of kernels in 1977. Quantitative analysis of sugar content in kernel samples that had been frozen was made by using a gas chromatography technique. Total sugar and sucrose contents dropped most rapidly at early harvests, then decreased slowly. Average rate of sucrose decline was 0.579 per cent for each day of delay of harvest in 1976 and 0.226 per cent per day in 1977. Total sugar decreases averaged 0.589 per cent for each one percent drop in moisture content of kernels in 1976 and 0.304 per cent with each per cent moisture drop of kernels in 1977. Reducing sugar decreased rapidly as harvest was delayed and fructose decreased faster than glucose. There were differences in cultivars in initial sugar content and rapidity of loss as maturity progressed. It appears that a 1:10 ratio of fructose to sucrose may be related to good quality of kernels. The use of the accumulated heat unit system for predicting optimum maturity showed no increase in precision over the use of the number of days from planting to harvest. Proper timing of harvest and selection of cultivars need to be made, as well as giving consideration to other factors, to achieve optimum yields and sugar content of sweet corn.
Download or read book Commercial Growing of Sweet Corn written by Elbert Van Wann and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sweet corn is grown commercially in more than 30 states. Growers have two outlets for their product -- processing plants and the fresh market. Requirements for growing high-yielding, high-quality crops for both outlets are practically the same."--Page 1.
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Download or read book Postharvest Handling written by Robert L. Shewfelt and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postharvest Handling: A Systems Approach introduces a new concept in the handling of fresh fruits and vegetable. Traditional treatments have been either physiologically based with an emphasis on biological tissue or technologically based with an emphasis on storage and handling. This book integrates all processes from production practices through consumer consumption with an emphasis on understanding market forces and providing fresh product that meets consumer expectations. Postharvest physiologists and technologists across the disciplines of agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science and horticulture along with handlers of minially-processed products within the fresh produce fruit and vegetable processing industries will find this to be an invaluable source of information. - Uses a systems approach that provides a unique perspective on the handling of fresh fruits and vegetables - Designed with the applied perspective to complement the more basic perspectives provided in other treatments - Provides the integrated, interdisciplinary perspective needed in research to improve the quality of fresh and minimally processed products - Emphasizes that the design of handling systems should be market-driven rather than concentrating on narrow specifics
Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Specialty Corns written by Arnel R. Hallauer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-08-23 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Specialty Corns includes everything in the first edition and more. Considered the standard in this field, significant changes have been made to keep all the information current and bring the references up-to-date. Two new chapters have been added to keep up with the latest trends: Blue Corn and
Download or read book Fundamentals of Weed Science written by Robert L Zimdahl and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-02-14 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Weed Science, Sixth Edition, places weed management in the context of weed research and science, presenting the latest advances in the role, control, and potential uses of weed plants. This book uses an ecological framework to explore the role of responsible and effective weed control in agriculture from the emergence and genetic foundation of weeds to the latest means of control and environmental effects. Fully revised, updated, and expanded, Fundamentals of Weed Science now includes insights into international trad eand consumer preferences, weed seedbanks, advancements in robotic weeding, weed flaming, and the potential of precision agriculture in weed science. • Includes an emphasis on herbicide resistance and molecular biology, both of which have come to dominate weedscience research• Covers all traditional aspects of weed science as well as current research• Provides broad coverage, including relevant related subjects like weed ecology and weed population genetics
Download or read book Experiment Station Record written by United States. Office of Experiment Stations and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
