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A New Waxy Corn F1 Hybrid —‘Q-nuo No.5’ |
ZHANG Cai-bo1,2,YU Ting-yue2,WEN Shou-yun1,2,ZHANG Wei2,CHEN Lei1,2 |
1Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Chongqing 401329,China;2Chongqing Zhongyi Seed Industry Co.,Ltd.,Chongqing 400060,China |
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Abstract ‘Q-nuo No.5’is a high yielding and high quality waxy corn F1 hybrid developed by crossing inbred line‘715-10’as female parent and‘8300-22’as male parent.The average plant height is 237.0 cm.Its ear height is 99.9 cm,and ear length is 19.5 cm.Its ear is of cone type,thick and large.There are 14-18 rows in one ear and the average kernels per row is 36.6.Its kernel is big in size and white in color.The kernels are in alignment with good commodity appearance.After cooking,it tastes sweet and delicious.The peel is thin without dregs.Amylopectin content takes up to 98.1% of the total starch content.It is medium resistant to banded sclerotial blight.It can yield about13.5 t · hm-2 and the fresh kernel yield is about 8.7-9.6 t · hm-2.It is suitable for planting in Sichuan Province,Chongqing and areas with similar ecological conditions.
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Received: 05 August 2019
Published: 29 November 2019
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