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Title

Sweet corn: Genetic aspects, agronomic and nutritional traits.

Authors

Shigueru Okumura, Ricardo; de Cinque Mariano, Daiane; Nogueira Franco, Antônio Augusto; Contador Zaccheo, Paulo Vicente; Ometto Zorzenoni, Thiago

Abstract

Brazil, as a major producer of sweet corn common in the world, has a great potential for the production of sweet corn. This special type of maize can be divided into two groups, the group consisting of sweet gene amylose extender, dull1 and sugary whose characteristics change the type and amount of polysaccharides in endosperm and present smaller quantity of sweet corn starch when compared to common. The second group is the super sweet that has a high concentration of sugars in the endosperm at the expense of the production of starch, as well as the largest collection period. From a nutritional standpoint sweet corn has proven more demanding in soil fertility in maize common because of richness in sugars coupled to an intensive metabolism and a shorter cycle, moreover, both as to the common sweet corn, it is found that they are very demanding for N and K. The present study aims to conduct a literature review of the genetic aspects, agronomic traits and nutritional in sweet corn.

Subjects

SWEET corn; POLYSACCHARIDES; ENDOSPERM

Publication

Brazilian Journal of Applied Technology for Agricultural Science / Revista Brasileira de Tecnologia Aplicada nas Ciências Agrárias, 2013, Vol 6, Issue 1, p105

ISSN

1983-6325

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.5935/PAeT.V6.N1.13