Has Sweet Corn Science Helped Industry?
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 14:01
in Earth & Climate
Yield is economically important in field corn production, and there is no question that has been a success, but sweet corn has an additional metric for being considered a win. It's reported that crop yield responses due to sweet corn research are actually helpful to the industry, but are they? Writing in Field Crops Research, Marty Williams, a USDA-ARS ecologist and University of Illinois crop sciences researcher, analyzes results after collecting and studying sweet corn data representing 31 hybrids across 22 locations in Illinois over an 8-year period. The result: A disconnect in what researchers are measuring in the field and what processors and seed companies need to know in order to make improved production decisions. read more