Due to its unforgettable taste and smell, bonduelle early-ripening sweet corn stands out in the highest quality among other early-ripening corn varieties. This is a high-quality product that has the richest structure of vitamins and microelements so necessary for our body. She deserves her place of honor among the top three cereal crops, yielding only to rice and wheat: flour is made from its fruits, cereals, and corn grains are also preserved.
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Bonduelle corn is early ripe sugar varieties. The plant has a height of up to one and a half meters. The ear is cylindrical. It can reach a mass of 170-230 grams, and be up to 20 cm long. Usually the grain is yellow. It is wide and slightly elongated. You can and should cook young cobs of this variety. It will be an unforgettable treat for children and adults.
Corn of this variety can also be frozen and canned. During growth, bonduelle is famous for being very resistant to various diseases. Therefore, it can be planted not only in small gardens, but also on an industrial scale.
There are a huge number of species of this culture. All these are hybrids that were created to meet the needs different people. So, you can find a sugar look, rice, carousel, starchy, and so on. Some species are used to make popcorn.
Landing and care
Bonduelle corn is unpretentious. It is sown in the spring, preferably in early April, in small grooves about 5 cm deep. You can put 2-3 seeds in each hole, then it will need to be thinned out. Keep a distance between rows of 50-60 cm. And the indent between the corn should be at least 30 cm. This is necessary so that the plant grows evenly and does not interfere with each other.
In the spring, when the first corn leaves are already visible, you can begin to thin them out, leaving the largest and most strong plants. If this period is missed, you will get a lot of pagons of corn with small cobs.
Plant care is also easy. It just needs to be constantly watered, weeded and loosened the ground. The vegetable is stored dry, in large barrels or tubs with a lid, so that rodents do not have access to it.
The benefits of bonduelle
The benefits of this vegetable for the human body cannot be underestimated. The fact is that chemical composition corn bonduelle is huge. This includes one valuable component - gold, and this is the only reason the vegetable should be eaten regularly. In addition to gold, the composition contains:
- Zinc;
- Selenium;
- Phosphorus;
- Manganese;
- Sodium;
- Vitamin B1;
- Cobalt and other valuable trace elements.
Due to its unique composition, corn is able to have an anti-stress effect, positively affect nervous system person. It is not recommended for people who suffer from gastrointestinal problems.
Varieties of corn today are quite diverse, and therefore every lover of this culture will find an option to their liking. This plant is quite popular in our country - it is actively eaten on its own, and also added to various culinary dishes. The cobs of the sugar variety are valued for their pleasant sweetish taste, nutritional value and many beneficial vitamins contained in its composition. If desired, you can grow a tasty and healthy delicacy on own site. But in order to get a good harvest, you should choose the right variety for planting.
Homeland of this unique plant – South America where it was grown for food several thousand years ago. A little later, the culture was brought to Central America, and after that it gradually spread throughout the world. The fruits of those ancient plants were significantly different from the ears that we see today. They were much smaller in size, had small grains and were almost not covered with leaves.
The birthplace of this unique plant is South America, where it was grown for food several thousand years ago.
She was brought from his trip to America by Christopher Columbus, who was impressed by the pleasant taste and nutritional value of this culture.
In Europe, culture first appeared only in 1496. He was brought from his trip to America by Christopher Columbus, who was impressed by the pleasant taste and nutritional value of this crop, which in those parts was called maize. After Spain, the plant quickly spread to other European countries, including Italy, Germany, Austria.
In Russia, maize first appeared during the Russo-Turkish War, when the empire conquered the Crimea. Due to the original belonging of the peninsula on which the plant was cultivated to Turkey, in our country it was first called Turkish wheat. The active cultivation of this crop in Russia began after the country's victory in Russian-Turkish war and the conclusion of a peace treaty. The only area where corn was purposefully grown was Bessarabia, from where it gradually spread to central Russia and Ukraine.
Now maize is the third most popular cereal crop, which is actively grown in many countries of the world.
In Russia, this plant is grown on an industrial scale for agricultural purposes and for cooking.
Now maize is the third most popular cereal crop, which is actively grown in many countries of the world. In Russia, this plant is grown on an industrial scale for agricultural purposes and for cooking. Canned foods are produced from the grains of the culture, as well as tasty and healthy corn oil, the nutritional value of which is much higher than that of a sunflower seed product. Especially popular in our country is bonduelle corn, which got its name because of the well-known trademark producing a canned product. Today, species under this name are very sweet and palatable hybrids that are easy to grow and productive.
Types of corn, their features and purpose
In addition to food or sweet corn, which is grown for culinary purposes, there are other varieties of this crop.
Each of them has its own distinctive characteristics and properties, and therefore is used in certain industries. The most famous varieties:
- Starchy. Corn starch is produced from the grains of this plant, and they are also used in the alcohol industry. It is characterized by a high content of starchy substance, which can reach 75% of the total composition.
- Tooth-like. This is the most common in agriculture variety of this culture. It is used for the production of fodder for small and large cattle, chickens, pigs and other domestic animals. Additionally, fodder corn is used for the production of cereals, alcohol and corn flour.
- Bursting. From this subspecies, the so-called "popcorn" is produced, which is widespread in the United States and in European countries. In Russia, this type of plant is not grown purposefully, since it rarely takes root in our climate.
- Siliceous. This variety is grown for the production of ready-made snacks, such as corn flakes and sticks. They also make premium flour from it. This is not the most common type of crop in our country, as it has a low yield.
1. Starchy
2. Dentate
3. Bursting
4. Siliceous
Separately worth decorative variety, bred by world breeders relatively recently. This is the only type of culture that is not intended for human consumption, and its main feature is the spectacular appearance of the plant and cobs.
Varieties of different types of corn - how to make the right choice?
There are more than 250 varieties of corn in the world today. different types. In order to choose the right seeds intended for use for specific purposes, you should familiarize yourself with the characteristics of individual varieties in advance. Currently, breeders around the world are actively developing new varieties and hybrids of corn, striving to achieve maximum yield combined with hardiness and resistance to climate change.
Dentate and siliceous varieties and their types
It is one of the most common agricultural plants and is grown in millions of tons every year. Its main area of application is animal feed. Differs in nutritiousness, high content of starch, low flouriness. The most common species and hybrids:
1. Pioneer
2. Spirit
3. Syngenta
The main advantage of tooth-like and siliceous types of culture is the versatility of use. Their properties make it possible to use plants for the production of animal feed, and ripe cobs can be eaten boiled, as their grains have a very pleasant taste.
In our country, for culinary purposes, sweet corn is most often used, which is characterized by a high content of glucose and a small amount of starch.
In our country, sweet corn is most often used for culinary purposes. Nutritious and healthy, combined with their pleasant taste, won many lovers of hot salted grains. So that the cultivation of sweet corn brings bountiful harvest, it is necessary to choose the right variety, based on its characteristics, as well as taking into account the climatic conditions in the area where the site is located.
The most common sugar varieties:
- Dobrynya. This is a very unpretentious sweet corn, which has an average yield. Distinctive feature variety is a thin skin, which gives the ears a very delicate and pleasant taste after a short boil. Contains a large amount of sugar. Dobrynya is actively grown, both on an industrial scale for conservation and the production of consumer products, and on private plots for personal use. The main condition that should be met when planting seeds of this species on the site is a sufficient amount of moisture. This plant does not like dry soil, and therefore, with low moisture content, it can yield less than expected.
- Voronezhskaya 80-A. This is a Russian hybrid, which is characterized by early ripeness and productivity. His main feature- This is a characteristic fruity flavor, which is not found in any of the varieties. The hybrid is widely used in canning, and is also grown on an industrial scale, including for export abroad.
- Excellent. This is another hybrid bred by Russian breeders. Easily adapts to the middle latitudes of our country, requires abundant watering and protection from drought. It is vulnerable to pests and diseases, and therefore seedlings need to be processed regularly special formulations, as well as weed the beds at least twice a week, getting rid of weeds.
1. Dobrynya
2.Voronezhskaya 80-A
3.Excellent
Due to the high prevalence of all the varieties listed above, today you can buy sweet corn seeds in all cities of the country. At the same time, you should choose only reliable and trusted manufacturers, because there is a risk of acquiring low-quality seed that will not bring a big harvest.
The basic technology for growing sweet corn on your own plot depends not only on weather conditions, but also on a specific hybrid or variety. The basic technology for growing sweet corn on your own plot depends not only on weather conditions, but also on a particular hybrid or variety.
In Russia, recently they began to grow corn intended for the production of popcorn. Breeders of the country are actively developing new varieties and hybrids, trying to acclimatize the plant under weather our latitudes. If you want to try your hand at harvesting such grains, then you should carefully choose the variety for planting.
The most common bursting varieties and hybrids that grow well in Russian conditions:
1.Oerlikon
2.Dneprovskaya 925
Today, common corn species can be grown in the southern climate of Russia and in the middle latitudes. When preparing a garden for a crop, it should be remembered that it takes all the nutritional properties from the soil. That is why in the place where the corn seedlings grew, on next year planting is not recommended.
The right approach to the choice of variety, as well as compliance with the well-known rules for planting and caring for a crop, will allow the gardener to get a bountiful harvest The right approach to choosing a variety, as well as observing the well-known and caring for the crop, will allow the gardener to get a bountiful harvest even in the absence of experience. Nutritious and healthy grains will be a great addition to your family's culinary diet, while being a source of many vitamins and substances that are indispensable for the human body.
Sweet large corn is one of the favorite dishes of almost every person, a kind of pleasant memory from childhood, especially intensifying at the beginning summer season. A popular plant, a native of America, in ancient times was cultivated by the ancient Mayans and Aztecs.
Corn is the slender queen of the fields
On an industrial scale, this crop is grown mainly for fodder purposes, however, it has adequately found its niche in many summer cottages and garden plots, where varieties of corn are presented in all their diversity. And home growing significantly “cultivated” the tall beauty, depriving her of the ability to self-sow and grow in her former, wild state.
Now this culture is monoecious, has separate inflorescences and is cross-pollinated. Some gardeners use artificial pollination - for this they pluck spikelets at the top of the stem ( male flowers) and shake them over flowering cobs (female-type flowers).
Description and external characteristics
Soil fertility plays a huge role in obtaining a rich and high-quality crop, so it is imperative to carry out top dressing (organic and mineral). In the autumn digging, rotted manure can be introduced into the ground and in the spring, the site is pre-leveled with a rake before planting (to remove the surface crust and break up clods of earth).
Planting corn should be done in soil warmed up to 12 ° C, this happens around the end of April; seeds are planted to a depth of about 7 cm. On the eve of planting, about a day in advance, it is recommended to apply (per 10 m 2 - 200 grams) and loosen the ground to a depth of 10 cm.
Seed germination can be accelerated by pre-soaking in warm water. To do this, they should be placed in a gauze bag, which for 4 days should be put on sunny place, and then place in a solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes. Then the seeds should be washed, placed in a container and put in a warm place. After 3-4 days, small roots will appear, it is then that the seeds can be planted in open ground. AT field conditions the first shoots will please about the 12th day.
Many amateur gardeners, in order to obtain a crop in a short time, plant ready seedlings corn, which is typically 30 days old at planting.
It is required to produce in rows, the distance between rows is 60 cm, between plants - 40 cm. Seeds are planted to a depth of 3-4 cm in a well-watered hole. Of the shoots that have appeared, which may be several (since several seeds are placed in the hole in order to guarantee their germination), the strongest plant should be left, the rest should be disposed of.
When you can use the conveyor method, that is, plants with different periods ripening planted at intervals of 15 days. This will ensure continuous harvesting throughout the summer.
Plant nutrition
Top dressing of corn should be done when the plant has six leaves. During this period, you can make compost, humus, mullein, chicken manure. In the aisle, in addition to organic matter, it is applied in liquid form ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potash fertilizers.
The lack of trace elements required by the plant can be determined by appearance corn. With short stature and pale leaves, there is a lack of nitrogen; if in the early stages of plant development its slow growth is observed, and the edges of the leaves acquire a purple hue, then the culture does not have enough phosphorus. Abnormal waviness of the leaves and a change in their color (from pale to dark brown) indicate a lack of potassium.
Features of care
After planting, corn growth is slow for some time, so loosening and weeding is required (about 3 times during the growing season) in order to enrich the soil with oxygen and remove the upper earth crust. Intensive growth of corn begins after the appearance of the eighth leaf; during this period, the daily increase can be 5-6 cm. When lateral shoots are formed in corn - stepchildren - the latter should be cut off so that they do not interfere with the development of young cobs and the growth of the plant. The reasons for the formation of unwanted side shoots can be low temperatures in the early stages of the growing season, the introduction of excessive amounts of fertilizer, as well as sparse sowing.
Watering corn, infrequent and plentiful (water should penetrate to a depth of 10-15 cm), is required during the laying and ripening of young cobs.
Corn came to us from the countries of Central America. For quite a short period of history, the peoples of Europe fell in love with it for its taste, undemanding care and durability. The Aztecs knew corn for more than one century, and therefore they selected many different forms. The varieties of sugar, dent, flint and pop corn have become the most popular in Russia.
This is annual plant, cereal, with a straw height of up to 4 meters and with inflorescences in the form of cobs. It is monoecious, and at the top of the plant there is a sultan from male colors, from which pollen is scattered in the wind, the female flowers located on the cobs, after pollination, form a caryopsis, which is very strong, connected with the axis of the cob. Corn does not tolerate temperatures below +20 degrees and dies already at zero. The optimum temperature for plants is 21-25 °C. When crowded planting is poorly pollinated and quickly affected by diseases. For capping for the winter and eating in the form of boiled cobs, you need to grow varieties and hybrids of the sugar type of corn.
Early varieties of corn: description of varieties
Early varieties are good because they can give a normal harvest even in short time. They tolerate transplanting well and can be grown under agrofibre cover using ready-made seedlings in peat pots. The period from the first leaf to the first cob is 62 - 89 days.
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Trophy F1- a corn hybrid that needs 75 days to form the first ear after sowing. It is required not to thicken the crops. Ripening is very early. The plant has an average height, up to two meters. The cob weighs up to 220 g, has a length of up to 23 cm and a diameter of up to 4.5 cm. The grain is golden. The harvest is good. Highly sweet taste. Doesn't get rough for a long time. Used not only for consumption in boiled form, but also for conservation. Disease resistant. To extend the harvesting period of young cobs, it is necessary to sow in several stages with a break of 10 days.. |
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| Sugar F1- a hybrid of sredneranny term of maturing. Vegetation lasts 75 - 80 days. Plant height up to 180 cm. Ear of medium length up to 20 cm and weighing about 225 g. The grain is amber-golden in color, has an excellent taste. The grains are soft and sweet. They are used for various culinary purposes. The hybrid is resistant to blister smut and other corn diseases. Harvest up to 10 tons per hectare. |
Mid-season varieties of corn: description of varieties
Mid-season varieties they need more time to ripen and they tolerate a short air drought better. Among the varieties and hybrids, there are many representatives that have very sweet grain on the cob, which can not only be cooked, but also canned and frozen.
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 Delicacy- a variety of small height. The cob has a length of up to 23 cm, the caryopsis is bright yellow. The taste is excellent, does not deteriorate during cooking and freezing. The variety is resistant to blister smut disease. Well preserved. The yield is good.
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Late varieties of corn: description of varieties
Late varieties it takes many days for the harvest to ripen. But these varieties are more resistant to adverse conditions. The grain is used in a variety of ways, including canning for the winter.
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| Russian bursting 3- this variety needs 95-98 days before the ripening of the corn cob crop. A plant of medium height up to 185 cm. The cob has a mass of up to 256 g. Caryopses, yellow with an orange top. Up to 98% of grains burst with strong heat. Used to make popcorn and cereal. The taste of finished products is good. The average grain yield is 30-42 kg per 10 square meters. Disease resistant. |
It's hard to find someone who doesn't like sweet corn. Still, the very smell of boiled young ears causes appetite, to say nothing of the mild taste of juicy grains. Among a large variety of early-ripening cereals, the Bonduelle variety stands out noticeably. In terms of demand, corn ranks third among cereal crops, second only to wheat and rice: its grains are canned, flakes and flour are made from them.
Description, benefits and harms
Bonduelle refers to early varieties corn: heads of cabbage become ripe in 80-90 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The height of the cultivated plant is close to 2.5 m. cylindrical shape. The weight of a head of cabbage, the average length of which is 15-20 cm, ranges from 160 to 190 g.
The grains of this variety taste sweet and juicy. Heads of cabbage can be boiled, the edible part can be separated from them, and then it can be frozen and canned. At the end of the fruiting of the culture, salads are made from the blanks or used as an addition to hot dishes. To enjoy the taste of young cobs for as long as possible, experienced vegetable growers recommend sowing seeds in several stages, taking a break of 10 to 15 days between them.
In terms of care cultivated plant very unpretentious, so even the most inexperienced summer resident is able to independently grow it, provided that he strictly follows the recommendations for growing.
Beneficial features
Bonduelle corn has an impressive list useful substances, including chlorine, sodium calcium, magnesium phosphorus, potassium, selenium, vitamins of group B (B1, B4, B9), A, N. Also in the grains there is beta-carotene, choline, carotenoids, several types of acids.
Cereal grains are a real find for all vegetarians. The thing is that the product contains a large amount of protein, which in its value is in no way inferior to meat protein, and even outstrips it in the speed of digestion and assimilation.
Due to such a rich composition, as an aid, doctors recommend including corn grains in the diet for patients with atherosclerosis - it tends to cleanse the body of excess cholesterol.
Daily consumption of a few tablespoons of boiled or canned grains helps to increase vitality, and also improves appetite. Due to the regular use of corn, the condition of the vessels improves, the work of the heart and gallbladder improves.
During the malfunction of the digestive system, doctors recommend eating 100 g of corn: the product is an excellent tool to combat bloating and its consequences.
Contraindications
Like many other products, this variety of corn has a number of disadvantages:
How to choose and cook corn?
Nowadays, there are many products made from corn grains on store shelves. However, some manufacturers in pursuit of profit often forget about product quality.
At the time of purchase canned corn experts recommend choosing a product packed in glass containers. This is due to the fact that the metal has the ability to interact with the contents of the can, thus filling it with harmful heavy metals.
Regular use of such grains provokes malfunctions of many organs, and also causes the onset of cancerous tumors.
How to boil corn
At first glance, the answer to this question is obvious, but in order to keep on the cob maximum amount macro- and microelements, you need to follow a few rules.
It is best to choose young and fresh cobs for cooking - they have high taste, and after cooking they contain many useful substances. In principle, there are no peculiarities in the preparation of Bonduelle corn - the fruits of the culture are cooked in the same way as the fruits of any culture of this genus.
Selected heads of cabbage must be thoroughly washed, and then the covering leaves should be removed from them. The cobs are placed in a saucepan, and more than half filled with water, and then put on fire. How long to cook corn?
After boiling, young heads of cabbage are boiled for 10-15 minutes. When determining the duration of the head, you need to focus on the age of establishment - the larger it is, the longer they need to cook.
Please note that in order for the grains to retain their delicate soft structure, heads of cabbage are salted only after they have been cooked.
If the corn grains are pierced without effort, the heads can be safely removed. Since boiled grains have the ability to harden after cooling, it is best to consume heads of cabbage immediately after they have cooled slightly.
Bonduelle corn is not only tasty, but also a very healthy summer delicacy, the regular use of which in short terms improves health. You can eat corn not only boiled, but also in the form a large number food industry products.