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| A New Super-sweet Corn F1 Hybrid —‘Gantian No.4’ |
| HAO Kai1,2, HUANG You-cheng1,2, ZHANG Li-rong1,2, ZHOU Ji-bin1,2, RAO Sai-hua1 |
| 1Gansu Jinyuan Seed Industry Development Co.Ltd., Zhangye 734012, Gansu, China；2Zhangye City Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zhangye 734000, Gansu, China |
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Abstract ‘Gantian No.4’is a new super-sweet corn F1 hybrid, bred by crossing Jtian26 as female parent and Jtian11 as male parent. Its plant height is 177 cm, ear height is 65 cm, kernel length is 1.1 cm. The fresh kernel rate is 69.9 %. It is resistant to lodging with good stay-green and wide adaptability. Its quality is excellent. Its average fresh ear yield is 13.5 t·hm-2. It takes about 85 days from germination to harvest. It is suitable for planting in spring corn region in Northwest part of China.
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Received: 17 March 2010
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Corresponding Authors:
HAO Kai
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