F1 hybrid corn: CX 247

Overview

CX 247 is an F1 hybrid waxy (sticky) corn in Zinbioseed's corn seed range. As an F1 hybrid it grows vigorously and uniformly, giving an even, dependable crop.

Waxy corn is a favourite market food, sold boiled or steamed by the ear. Because it is picked fresh, growers can turn a crop in about two months and sell into local markets all year.

Key features

• Soft, sticky kernels with the chewy texture buyers expect from waxy corn
• Fresh-market crop, ready about two months after sowing
• F1 hybrid vigour: strong, uniform plants and consistent produce

Growing guide

1. IsolationPlant at least 200–300 m from field or sweet corn, or stagger sowing by 2–3 weeks: stray pollen makes the kernels starchy and spoils the sticky texture.
2. SowingSow 1–2 seeds per hill, 3–4 cm deep, into moist, well-drained soil and thin to one strong plant per hill.
3. FertiliserApply manure and phosphorus at sowing, then side-dress nitrogen and potassium at the 3–4-leaf and 7–9-leaf stages and before tasselling, earthing up the rows each time.
4. Water and pestsKeep the soil moist from tasselling to silking, when drought costs the most yield, and scout the whorls for fall armyworm and stem borer.
5. HarvestPick the ears 18–22 days after silking, when the silks are brown and the kernels full and milky, and sell or cook them quickly for the best texture.