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  • From: Steve Herje <loneroc1@gmail.com>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] OT a bit- Saving hybrid seed (corn)
  • Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 06:57:16 -0500

Naomi,
Any particular reason it has to be non-white? Maybe it's just my
upbringing but white corn is for people; yellow corn is fer beasts.

I can tolerate yellow sweetcorn if I must, but the more it's processed, the
less I find yellow corn to be edible. Fritos i'n't even starvation food.

Steve H. Lone Rock SW WI USA
On Jun 5, 2014 12:01 AM, "Naomi Counides" <naomi@oznayim.us> wrote:

> No I am not planning to go commercial, so I probably will not have to do
> time for plant patent infringement.
>
> What attracts me to the Tuxedo is smut resistance in a sweet corn that it
> is not white, does have good flavor, good tip cover and a good sized ear.
>
> I was planning to save maybe 3 ears out of the approximately 100 plants in
> my garden this year. It is too late to do another variety along with it.
> If I understand single seed descent.. three ears is not it. Now If the
> tuxedo develops any smut this year.. I am not saving a single seed. (and I
> will be saved from a life of crime)
>
> I have been trying to find other smut resistant non-white, tasty sweet corn
> varieties. So far I have found these but I am not sure I can actually get
> the seed.
>
> Sweet Rhythm (HMX 3354BES) - Breeder: T.Natti. Vendor: Harris Moran.
> Characteristics: 70 day maturity, bicolor, dark green attractive husk, 7.5"
> ears, 16-18 rows, very good eating quality, has se and shrunken-2 endosperm
> on the ear, good seedling vigor. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt,
> common smut. Similar: Seneca Brave.
>
> Sweet Symphony (HMX2349BES) - Breeder: T.Natti. Vendor: Harris Moran.
> Characteristics: 75 day maturity, bicolor, good husk cover, fair flag
> leaves, light green color, 7-7.5" ears, good tip fill, sometimes a small
> tassel tip, good sweetness and flavor with se and shrunken-2 kernels.
> Resistance: tolerance to common smut, stewarts wilt. Similar: Harmony.
>
> The Tuxedo is in England.
>
> If I would cross next year, It would be a non-white good sized tasty sweet
> corn without the smut resistance that I am hoping to retain. Or I could
> just order corn seed from England.
> Naomi
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Anton
> Callaway
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 7:25 PM
> To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio
> Subject: Re: [nafex] OT a bit- Saving hybrid seed (corn)
>
> Naomi,
>
> Corn breeders typically use elite inbreds to make their hybrid seed. They
> are also very protective of their germplasm. I'd be more worried about
> legal ramifications of saving the seed than inbreeding depression in the
> early generations. Assuming that this is not a concern, in the F2 or F3
> generation where you would be initially growing, you will see a variety of
> phenotypes, but not inbreeding depression yet. If you took care to save a
> population of seed and especially if you brought in another germplasm into
> the mix, you could save a pool of seed that preserves the characteristics
> you like without having a huge yield penalty. I assume you don't plan to
> grow this corn for commercial purposes. If not, a small yield penalty even
> many generations down the road would likely not be noticeable to a home
> grower.
>
> Just don't take it through single seed descent. Then you will definitely
> see inbreeding depression in later generations.
>
> Anton
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Naomi Counides <naomi@oznayim.us>
> >Sent: Jun 3, 2014 8:18 AM
> >To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Subject: [nafex] OT a bit- Saving hybrid seed (corn)
> >
> >I made a last minute decision to plant some sweet corn. Found a 2007
> >package of Tuxedo in the bottom of my seed box. Pre-sprouted it and it
> >worked. So I planted it. Then I looked up Tuxedo. I found that it
> >was a smut resistant yellow sweet corn with good tip cover and good
> >eating qualities, Sugar Enhanced hybrid and the only seed source is in
> England.
> >http://www.halcyonplants.co.uk/index.php?page=product_details
> ><http://www.halcyonplants.co.uk/index.php?page=product_details&product_
> >id=13
> >48> &product_id=1348 So. if I want to try and save seed from this year
> >48> and
> >maybe work toward stabilizing it, what are my challenges? How should I
> >proceed?
> >
> >
> >
> >Or, I am not really that hooked into it. I would settle for the name
> >of another smut resistant yellow or bicolor sweet corn that tastes very
> good.
> >
> >Naomi
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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