What kind of corn seed is good? (with variety introduction)

Farmers all know that excellent varieties and seeds are the basis of a bumper harvest, and variety selection is an important and critical step in corn production. Selecting the right variety can lay a solid foundation for increasing production and income in autumn. At present, there are many varieties of corn seeds on the market, so which variety of corn seeds is good?

1. Zheng Dan 958

Zhengdan 958 is a landmark seed in the history of maize breeding in China. It has raised the level of maize breeding in China for nearly 20 years, and has been firmly in the first place in the sown area of maize varieties in China since 2004. It has created the myth of maize breeding in China.

Yield performance: the national summer corn regional test in 1998 and 1999 ranked first, with an average yield of 674kg per mu and 927kg per mu. Through multi-point investigation, 958 can harvest 75 kg ~ 150 kg more corn per mu than other varieties.

Suitable range: suitable for planting in Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and other major corn producing areas in China. In 2016, the sown area of the country was 37.8 million mu.

2. Xianyu 335

Xianyu 335 is a maize hybrid selected by American Vanguard Company. It has the advantages of high yield, stable yield, lodging resistance, wide adaptability, moderate maturity, reasonable plant type and so on. It passed the national approval in 2004 and 2006 respectively.

Yield performance: participated in the Huang-Huai-Hai summer maize variety regional trial from 2002 to 2003, with an average yield of 579.5 kg per mu in two years, and participated in the same group production test in 2003, the average yield per mu was 509.2 kg, and the average yield per mu in Northeast China was about 750kg.

Suitable range: this variety is suitable for spring sowing in Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Jilin, northern Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia Chifeng, Shaanxi Yan'an, and summer sowing in Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shaanxi, Anhui and Shanxi Yuncheng. In 2016, the sown area of the country was 32.63 million mu.

3. Jingke 968

Jingke 968 is a maize hybrid selected by the Maize Research Center of Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences. it is 128 days from emergence to maturity in East and North China, which is equivalent to Zhengdan 958. The plant type is semi-compact, with a plant height of 296 cm and an ear height of 120 cm. High resistance to corn borer, medium resistance to leaf spot, gray spot, head smut, stem rot and Curvularia leaf spot.

Yield performance: participated in the regional trial of spring maize varieties in East and North China from 2009 to 2010, with an average yield of 771.1 kg per mu in two years. In the production test in 2010, the average yield per mu was 716.3 kg.

Suitable areas: suitable for spring sowing in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi mid-late maturity area, Inner Mongolia Chifeng and Tongliao, Liaoning middle-late maturity area (except Dandong), Jilin mid-late maturity area, Shaanxi Yan'an and Hebei Chengde, Zhangjiakou, Tangshan. In 2016, the sown area of the country was 20.17 million mu.

4. Denghai 605

Denghai 605 is a maize hybrid with independent intellectual property rights selected by Shandong Denghai seed Industry Co., Ltd. this variety has strong seedling potential, high resistance to lodging, moderate ripening period, long ear and deep grain, high seed yield and mature stalk, which is suitable for machine harvesting. Excellent quality and other excellent characteristics.

Yield performance: participated in the Huang-Huai-Hai summer maize variety regional trial from 2008 to 2009, the average yield per mu was 659.0 kg in two years, and the average yield per mu was 614.9 kg in 2009.

Suitable scope: suitable for summer sowing in Shandong, Henan, central and southern Hebei, northern Anhui, Yuncheng, Shanxi, as well as suitable areas of Inner Mongolia Autonomous region, Shaanxi Province, Zhejiang Province, with a national sown area of 14.4 million mu in 2016.

5. Dredging sheet 20

Jundan 20 is a maize hybrid bred by Agricultural Science Research Institute of Junxian County, Henan Province. It has plant height of 242 cm, ear height of 106 cm and 20 adult leaves. From seedling emergence to maturity, it matured 3 days earlier than Nongda 108, and the effective accumulated temperature was 2450 ℃.

Yield performance: participated in the Huang-Huai-Hai summer maize group variety regional trial from 2001 to 2002, with an average yield of 612.7 kg per mu in two years, 9.19% higher than that of Nongda 108; in the production test in 2002, the average yield per mu was 588.9 kg.

Suitable range: suitable for planting in summer corn areas of Henan, central and southern Hebei, Shandong, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanxi Yuncheng. In 2016, the sown area of the country was 14.4 million mu.

The above is the introduction of maize seed varieties, if corn wants to have high yield, variety is the key. China has the largest planting area of maize, and there are great differences among different varieties in growth period, yield, disease resistance, drought resistance, lodging resistance and adaptation region. Growers can choose the right varieties of corn according to the actual local climate and other conditions.

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