Screening and Evaluation of the Varieties of Waxy Corn with High Quality in Ningde City

WANG He-shou; RUAN Bi-yuan; WU Yu-cui; CHEN Jing; NI Xiao-chao; LAI Yong-qi; HUANG Song-juan

doi:10.13651/j.cnki.fjnykj.2023.11.009

Abstract：In order to screen out the varieties of waxy corn which were suitable for being planted in Ningde area,20 varieties of waxy corn with high quality were introduced from the Crop Research Institute of Fujian Academy of Agri-cultural Sciences.By taking Suyunuo No.5 as the control group,the introduction experiment in the field was carried out in Zhongyang Village,Jiaocheng District,Ningde City,and then the agronomic characters,yield,disease resist-ance and cooking quality of the tested waxy corn varieties were comprehensively evaluated.The results showed that:the yield of the five varieties of waxy corn in the field,including Huamintiannuo No.1,Mintiannuo No.397,Mintian-nuo No.7,Huitiannuo No.2 and Minhuanuo No.136 was 16 852.6,16 397.1,16 397.1,16 397.1and18 674.5 kg·hm-2,respectively,which was 42.3％,38.5％,38.5％,38.5％and 57.7％higher than that of the control group.The comprehensive score of the cooking varieties was 92,91,91,92 and 90,respectively,which was higher than that of other tested varieties.The varieties had strong disease resistance,and there was no infection such as leaf blight disease,small spot disease,rust disease,sheath blight disease and stem rot.The results showed that the five varieties of waxy corn with high quality including Huamintiannuo No.1,Mintiannuo No.397,Mintiannuo No.7,Huitiannuo No.2 and Minhuanuo No.136 had high yield,strong resistance and good taste,which were suitable for being planted in Ningde area.