Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America – Sweetcorn (A-L)

Lists 1-27 Combined

Edited by William F. Tracy

Department of Agronomy
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI 53706

720 (Crisp N Sweet (TM)) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: homozygous shrunken-2; a narrow kernels processor type. Resistance: Ht; single gene resistance to Ht1. Similar: 711 (Crisp N Sweet(TM)) but 5 days later. 1989.

730BC (Crisp N Sweet (TM)) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: full season bicolor homozygous shrunken-2 sweetcorn designed for southern, long haul shipping markets. Resistance: Ht. Similar: Honey N Pearl. 1989.

94H263 – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 70-day white Se sweet corn; produces 8-inch ears on a 5 1/2-ft, robust plant; big, vigorous plant has 24-inch ear height, dark green husks, and ample flags; good seed vigor for early planting. 1998.

Abalone – Breeder: Seed Res. Specialists. Characteristics: Narrowgrain class, white kernels. 1963.

Absolute (PX 7404 SEB) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: mid-season, SE, bicolor, large ear, nice package, high quaity, 8-9 inch ear, 16-18 row count, 80 days to maturity. Resistance: intermediate to common corn rust and Stewart’s bacterial wilt. Similar: Lancelot, Sensor, Delectable. Adaptation: northeast U.S. fresh market. 2001.

Acclaim (Cr8401) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-main processor type. Similar: Reward. 1989.

Accolade – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: early mid-season, white, sh2.

Accord – Breeder and vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: a 78-day homozygous SE bicolor; widely adapted; vigorous clean plant; an excellent package, large ears with 18-inch-long 20-row count, and excellent aging quality. 2002.

Achiever (AV 2524) – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, sugary1, sulsu1 81 day maturity; white silks, yellow kernels. 18-20 row whole kernel processor type. Adaptation: wide.

Advance (CXP 514) – Breeder: W.Whitwood. Vendor: Musser. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, ears enclosed in dark green, long husk with many flags, ears have high row count with deep, narrow kernels, road market, shipping and processing. 1984.

Albertagold – Breeder: Seed Res. Specialists. Characteristics: Spancross class, yellow kernels. 1960.

Alexis – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: main season, yellow shrunken-2 processor. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight. Similar: Tribune. 1994.

Allegro (XPH 2668) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: early, good kernel style and yield, yellow. Similar: Rival. 1988.

Alliance – Breeder and vendor: Johnny’s. 1994.

Aloha (BSS86-3880) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: mid-season bicolor supersweet hybrid with uniform ears, good fresh market package and excellent eating quality. 1990.

Alphabest – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 65 day maturity, 1495 GDD, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 10-8 rows. 1946.

Alphagold – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 62 day maturity, 1426 GDD, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12-10 rows. 1943.

Alpine (WH 3115) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: early mid-season white hybrid containing the se gene in the heterozygous state; fresh market hybrid with an attractive ear and superior eating quality. Resistance: common rust, stewarts bacterial wilt. Similar: Snowbelle. 1988.

Amaize – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: homozygous se with superior plant and ear characteristics, excellent early vigor, high rowed, excellent eating quality. Resistance: good tolerance to stewarts wilt. Similar: Bodacious, Incredible bicolor. 1989.

Amaizingly Sweet (FMX 332) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 82 day maturity, bicolor shrunken-2, well filled ears are very attractive with long dark flags and dark green husk, ears 7.5-8.5″ x 1.9-2.0″, cylindrical to slightly tapered ear, 18-22 rows. Resistance: Rp1 rust, tolerance to heat smut. Similar: Hudson.

Ambrosia – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: main season bicolor. Similar: Incredible bicolor. 1989.

American Beauty – Breeder and vendor: O. and G. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bird resistant, extra good husk and well filled tips. Resistance: smut and ear worm. Similar: Golden Cross. Adaptation: northern and central states. 1968.

Apache (XP 358) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: hybrid, high yielding, superior plant type and snapped ear appearance, good tip fill and ear size. Resistance: H. turcicum and bacterial wilt. Similar: Gold Cup. Adaptation: general. 1972.

Appaloosa – Breeder and vendor: Robson. Characteristics: sh2, bicolor.

Arctic First (F7793) – Breeder: Morden Res. Sta., Morden, Manitoba, Canada. Vendor: T and T Seeds. Parentage: Altagold x Early White Flint. Characteristics: dwarf plants, 3.5′ tall, small ears, very early maturity. Resistance: tolerance to cold. Adaptation: northern Canada. 1958.

Argent – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: excellent eating quality, mid-season. Similar: Pristine. 1989.

Aristogold Bantam – Breeder: Seed Res. Specialists. Characteristics: 82 day maturity, 1886 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1941.

Aristogold Bantam Evergreen – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, 2001 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1942.

aRRestor – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, sugary1, sulsu1, hybrid; 84 day maturity; white silks, yellow kernel processor type. Resistance: races of common rust, Puccinia sorghi. Similar: Commander. Adaptation: midwestern and northeastern United States.

Arrow II (SX 7202 SE 4) – Breeder: Manuel Rosas. Vendor: Seminis Petoseed. Characteristics: se, yellow, 72 days, ears 8-9″ long, 14-16 rows. 1999.

Arsenal (XPH 3050) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: good seed quality, full season maturity, single gene resistance Rp1 to rust, high yield and recovery, low level resistance to smut, SLV. Adaptation: all areas that produce processing sweetcorn. Resistance: stewarts wilt and anthracnose. Similar: More. 1993.

Asgrow Golden 22 – Breeder: Asgrow. Characteristics: 79 day maturity, 1553 GDD, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1951.

Asgrow Golden 60 – Breeder: Asgrow. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, 1753 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-18 rows. 1954.

Assure – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: main season, yellow, sh2, processor.

Athos – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: early, heterozygous se bicolor type. Similar: DArtagnan. 1993.

Atlas (Xl) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: closed; Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid. Similar: Iochief, but with white internal silks and better kernel quality. Resistance: bacterial wilt. Adaptation: wide. 1963.

Aurora – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-season white shrunken-2 supersweet. Similar: How Sweet It Is. 1993.

Avalanche (344×360) – Breeder: D.Galinat. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: early midseason, homozygous se white type, very high eating quality. Similar: Summer Flavor 81W. 1993.

Avalon – Breeder and vendor: Syngenta Seeds, Inc./Rogers Brand. Characteristics: first white in the Triple-Sweet brand; delivers a high quality ear in about 82 days. Adaptation: suited for local and roadside markets in the Midwest and East. 2005.

Aztec (XP 1343) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early market, about 68 day maturity, tall, vigorous, nearly suckerless plants. Resistance: stewarts wilt; tolerance to corn smut and one variant of maize dwarf mosaic virus. Similar: Earlibelle. Adaptation: northern regions. 1974.

Bandit – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 81 days, sh2 yellow.

Banner (Hyb. 70-3044) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, full season yellow, well suited for processing and market. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt, common smut, and WSMV. Similar: Commander. Adaptation: wide. 1980.

Barbecue – Breeder: Massachusetts Exp. Sta. Vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1955.

Basin (XP 8492829) – Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Asgrow Brand. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: shrunken 2 yellow processing type; full season maturity (81 days); average ear length of 9 inches (229 mm), with 16 to 18 rows per ear and an average diameter of 1.8 inches (46 mm). Resistance: common corn rust race 0, intermediate to maize dwarf mosaic. Similar: Super Sweet Jubilee, Zenith, Challenger. Adaptation: NAFTA processing areas. 2002.

BC 0801 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 79 days, Bicolor, se. Resistance: common rust (Rp1d). Adaptation: Northeast U.S.

BC 0805 – Breeder and vendor: Syngenta Seeds, Inc./Rogers Brand. Characteristics: first Triple Sweet with the added benefit of Attribute insect protection; matures in about 82 days and has well-filled ears. Resistance: resistant to some races of common rust. Adaptation: main-season plantings in the Midwest and Northeast. 2005.

Beacon (Hybrid 1707) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, higher row number and better quality than Spancross. Similar: Spancross. 1975.

Belgold – Breeder: Charter. Characteristics: 78 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1949.

Bellegold – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: hybrid, second early yellow with good husk and ear appearance and size for fresh market; adapted to mechanical harvest. Similar: Sundance. Adaptation: eastern United States. 1980.

Bellewood (XP 337) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: hybrid, single ear for mechanical harvest. Resistance: H. turcicum. Adaptation: eastern United States. Asgrow Catalog. 1969.

Bellringer (X281) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early to midseason, 77 day maturity, yellow market corn, 7.5-8″ ear, 12-16 rows, medium tall, dark green plant; average quality. Similar: Northern Bell. Adaptation: northern United States and Canada. 1975.

Beretta (Fmx 333) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: yellow, normal sugary-1 processing corn, ear has good tip fill, adequate husk cover, plant height 6-7.5′, ear height 16-24″. Resistance: moderate rust tolerance and head smut resistance. Similar: Reward, GH1703.

Big Chief – Breeder: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, Late Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1960.

Big Golden Cross – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, yellow kernels. 1947.

Big Ioana – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Late Golden Cross class, yellow kernels. 1946.

Big Lee – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Early Golden Cross class, yellow kernels. 1947.

Big Lincoln – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Early Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, rows. 1947.

Big Time – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 79 days, Bicolor, sh2. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1d). Adaptation: Florida.

Bi-Guard – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 77 days, su, bicolor.

Bi-Licious (CSEXP 323) – Breeder: Dr.Whitwood. Vendor: Charter. Characteristics: high quality bicolor 8.5″ ears, 14-16 rows, excellent husk protection roadside, home garden, heterozygous se, good cold tolerance and early vigor, dark green plant, long flags. Resistance: rust, stewarts wilt, northern corn leaf blight, smut. Similar: Peaches and Cream. 1994.

Binar (XPH 2640) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: very sweet, large eared, bicolor shrunken-2. Similar: Peter Corn. 1991.

Bingo – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: early processing type hybrid with leaf rust resistance, high row count and a narrow deep kernel style. Resistance: leaf rust, common maize rust. 1989.

Bi-Queen (Hybrid Bi-Color Silver Queen) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bicolor version of Silver Queen; very tender pericarp and very sweet. Similar: Golden Queen. 1975.

Blanco – Breeder: Big Crop. Characteristics: food corn. 1989.

Blaze – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: main season, processing type hybrid with single gene resistance to leaf rust and tolerance to northern corn leaf blight; large ear and a narrow deep kernel which will result in good field and plant recovery. 1992.

Blazer (SE129) – Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seed. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: very early yellow homozygous sugary enhancer, good plant and ear, exceptionally tender. Similar: Precocious. 1993.

Blitz (V179) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early 66 day maturity, yellow, good quality, 6.5-7″ ear, 10-14 rows; short plant. Similar: Earliking, Royal Crest. Adaptation: northern United States. 1972.

Bodacious – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: excellent eating quality, with a diverse adaptation. 1989.

Bojangles – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: bicolor shrunken-2, supersweet, excellent eating quality, very good holding ability in field and after harvest, larger ear with deep kernel. Resistance: common maize rust. 1990.

Bold – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 82 days, Yellow, su. Resistance: Common Rust(Rp1d) and MDMV. Adaptation: Midwestern U.S.

Bolero – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-season yellow processing type with common rust resistance. Similar: Bingo. 1993.

Bon Appetit (10330) -Breeder: David Galinat. Vendor: Mesa Maize Inc. Characteristics: 70-day homozygous se, bicolor type; adapted, large plant with excellent package and blunt 7 3/4 inch ears with 16- to 18-row count. 2002.

Bon Bon (AV 2553) – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, improved supersweet, sh2/sh2 su1/su1, 83 day maturity; white silk, light yellow kernels; 14-18 rows. Similar: Florida Staysweet.

Bonus – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 83 days, Yellow, su. Resistance: Common Rust(Rp1d) and MDMV. Adaptation: Midwestern U.S.

Boreal – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 78 days, White, sh2. Adaptation: Common Rust (Rp1d). Adaptation: Northeast U.S.

Bounty (SE156) – Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seed. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: early mid-season bicolor, homozygous sugary enhancer, nice plant and package, large ear, sweet and exceptionally tender. Similar: Breeders Choice. 1993.

Bouquet – Breeder: Crookham Company. Characteristics: 92 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1954.

Bravado – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: su/sh2, main season, bicolor.

Bravo (XP 1271) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: hybrid, early. large ear, retains fresh silk color. Similar: Golden Beauty. Asgrow Catalog. 1970.

Breeder’s Bicolor – Breeder: Mesa Maize. Vendor: Burpee. Characteristics: se, bicolor, 73 days. 1991.

Breeder’s Choice – Breeder: Mesa Maize. Vendor: Burpee. Characteristics: se, yellow, 73 days. 1988.

Brigadier (XP 3084) – Breeder: Todd Cutting. Vendor: Seminis Veg. Seeds – Asgrow Brand. Characteristics: full season, yellow, sh2. Adaptation: fresh market. 1998.

Brightgold – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 83 day maturity, 1919 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1956.

Brilliance – Breeder and vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: 79-day sweet corn that produces 8- to 8 1/2-inch ears on plants tolerant to common rust; ears have sugar-enhanced quality; easily hand harvested. 1998.

Brixmore (HMX 3825) – Breeder: Ken Christensen. Vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: 85-day yellow shrunken two type, mainly for processing; ear length 9.5 inches, 2-inch diameter, with 16-18 rows. Resistance: rust, NLB, MDM and SW. Adaptation: U.S. 2003.

Broadway (XP 8414607) – Breeder: Jim Thomasson. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: shrunken 2 color, fresh market sweet corn hybrid, strong, clean plant with large ear. Resistance: CCR, NCLB, SCLB. Similar: SS 8201. Adaptation: Florida, Northeast, Midwest Canada. 2000.

Brocade TSW (MXH 10502) – Breeder and vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: 83-day homozygous tablesweet SE bicolor features classy 8 1/2 inch ears with 18 rows, clean plant, easy pick. Resistance: tolerant to Stewart’s wilt. 2001.

Brookhaven – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 95 day maturity, Cogent class, yellow kernels. 1948.

Brut (XP 8415337) – Breeder: Tara Jacoby. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: excellent eating quality, long dark green flag leaves, dark husks, attractive snapped ear package for crate shipping. Similar: Ultimate. Adaptation: Florida and North Georgia. 2000.

BSS-0977 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 79 days, Bicolor, sh2. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1d/i). Adaptation: Northeast U.S.

BSS-9686 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 84 days, Bicolor, sh2. Adaptation: Florida.

Bullseye (2261/73) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, Target A season or earlier, large ear, 20-24 row count, narrow deep kernel with good quality; plant shorter, sturdier than Target A. Similar: Target A. Adaptation: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington. 1978.

Bunker Hill – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 87 days, sh2, yellow.

Burbank – Breeder and vendor: W. Alice Burpee Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, large ear, 16-20 rows, deep kernels; good husk protection, well filled tips. Resistance: stewarts wilt. Similar: Burpees Honeycross. Adaptation: wide. 1967.

Burgundy Delight (BC-10) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bicolored corn; burgundy colored stalk, midrib and husk; 73 day maturity; very high eating quality. Similar: Butter and Sugar. Adaptation: northern United States. 1977.

Burpee’s Honey-cross – Breeder: W. Atlee Burpee Co. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, Iochief class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1958.

Burpee’s Snowcross – Breeder: W. Atlee Burpee Company. Characteristics: 83 day maturity, White Cross Bantam class, white kernels, 12-14 rows. 1947.

Burpee’s Surecross – Breeder: W. Atlee Burpee Co. Characteristics: 88 day maturity, class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1947.

Butter and Sugar – Breeder: Eastern States Farmers’ Ex. Characteristics: 82 day maturity, Spancross class, yellow and white kernels, 12-14 rows. 1954.

Butterfinger (E3598) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Parentage: Ferry-Morse inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early, excellent quality., good vigor, 6-6.5″ ears, 12 rows, plant 5-5.5′. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt. Adaptation: eastern United States and possibly other Similar: climates. 1967.

Buttergold Yellow 1 – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: outstanding early yellow hybrid sweetcorn, excellent earing quality, good plant vigor for homozygous se. Similar: Sugar Buns. 1993.

Buttersweet (5M000) – Breeder and vendor: Keystone. Characteristics: hybrid, mid-season, processing, white silk, 20 rows, tender large ears; holds well for mechanical harvest. Adaptation: processing areas. Keystone Catalog. 1968.

Buttertender – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company, Minneapolis. Characteristics: 81 day maturity, 16-18 rows, white silk, tender, and smooth texture, yellow, Golden Cross class, but earlier. Similar: NK81. 1962.

Buttervee (VH 632) – Breeder: Horticultural Res. Inst., Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada. Vendor: Stokes Seeds. Parentage: V631 x V61 1. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very early, pale yellow, 12-14 rows, very tender, well filled tip but rather short husk. Similar: Seneca 50-2. Adaptation: northern states and Canada. 1968.

Cabaret (XPH 3036) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: shrunken-2 bicolor in the main season maturity bracket; ear with 14-16 rows, excellent seed quality. Resistance: northern leaf blight; moderate resistance to rust and stewarts wilt. Similar: Candy Store, Dazzle. 1993.

Cadet (XP 589) – Breeder: D.Galinat. Vendor: Agway. Characteristics: homozygous se bicolor sweetcorn, 76 days maturity, 6′ single-stalked plants, 20″ ear with 16-20 kernel rows and blunt tip, plants and ear husks dark green. Similar: Honeymoon. 1991.

Calico (XP 2505BC) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason bicolor for roadside stands, local market and shipping, suitable for mechanical harvest. Resistance: bacterial wilt. Similar: Sweet Sue. Adaptation: wide. 1978.

Calico Belle (XPH 2639BC) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, high quality midseason bicolor. Similar: Snowbelle. Adaptation: sweet corn areas with bicolor markets. 1987.

Calico King (XPH 2513BC) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bicolor with very large ears, very tender, small kernels; excellent flavor. Similar: Sweet Sue. 1978.

Calumet – Breeder: Asgrow. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, 1718 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1947.

Calypso (Hyb. 78-2727) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason bicolor. Similar: Sweet Sue. Adaptation: wide. 1980.

Camelot (Crshrunken-2W8714) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: main season white shrunken-2. Fresh market and long haul shipper. Resistance: Ht. Similar: How Sweet It Is. 1989.

Candy Bar (E4223) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, strong, sturdy medium short plant, early maturity, slightly taller, higher row number, and better appearance and texture than Xtra Early Sweet. Adaptation: Japan and the Pacific Northwest. 1976.

Candy Bar II (FMX 76) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: shrunken-2 yellow tasseled, medium early with long flags. Resistance: tolerant to head smut. Similar: Candy Bar. 1987.

Candy Store – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 81 days, sh2, bicolor.

Candyman (6445) – Breeder and vendor: Keystone. Parentage: (Fa56A x Keystone inbred) x Fa 32. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason home garden and market corn with sh2 character. Similar: Florida Sweet. Adaptation: not restricted. 1977.

Capitan (XP 299) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: hybrid, fresh market type with good yield and ear type. Similar: Calumet. Resistance: some strains of maize dwarf mosaic. Adaptation: general.

Cardinal – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-season, processing type, hybrid, narrow deep kernel for high yield and recovery. Resistance: multigenic tolerance to common maize rust. Similar: Rely. 1992.

Carmelchief (Agway 99) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Parentage: Ia5125B one parent. Characteristics: hybrid, Iochief ear in Carmelcross season. Similar: Iochief. Resistance: wilt. Agway Catalog, 1967.

Carmelcross – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 78 day maturity, C13 x C30 class, yellow kernels. 1943.

Carmelet (Seedway Expt. MS-4) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, long cylindrical ear 12-14 rows, high eating quality, dark green husk with excellent flag leaves; Carmelcross season. Similar: Carmelcross. Adaptation: eastern and central United States. 1976.

Carnival (XPH 2451 BC) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, full season bicolor with good yield and quality, attractive appearance, for roadside or short distance shipping. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt and smut. Similar: Sweet Sue. Adaptation: all sweet corn areas. 1984.

Carousel (XP 111) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Characteristics: open pollinated, 110-120 day, open pollinated ornamental corn producing 3-5″ long ears in a wide range of colors; ears average 14-16 rows with excellent tip fill and tip cover; plants have two to three vigorous tillers and each tiller produces several marketable ears. Adaptation: eastern United States. 1985.

Cascade – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: northwest shrunken-2 processor type, good kernel style. Similar: Fanciful. 1992.

Case Maker (E4211) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, late processing type, 8′ tall plants, good husk cover, kernels narrow and deep. Resistance: tolerance to head smut, stewarts wilt; some tolerance to maize dwarf mosaic virus and bacterial wilt. Similar: Midway. Adaptation: wide. 1981.

Casper – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: very early white. Similar: Spring White. 1989.

Catalina – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: excellent eating quality and ear style. Similar: Incredible bicolor. 1989.

Cavalry (HMX 2374) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran Seed Co. Characteristics: beautiful, widely adapted bicolor Sh2 shipper; strong disease package; strong tip fill; attractive husk and flags and a tight husk cover. Resistance: intermediate resistance to Rust, Stewart’s Wilt, and Common Smut; resistance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight and Maize Dwarf Mosaic. 2005.

Celebrity (CXP 515) – Breeder: Dr.Whitwood. Vendor: Musser. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, medium height plant, ears have excellent husk protection, kernels very deep, rowing and tip fill excellent, processing and shipping. Resistance: stewarts wilt. 1984.

Chalice (WH78-2728) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: mid-early white with an attractive ear and high eating quality. Similar: Quick Silver. 1983.

Champ (XPH 3008) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: early, good taste and appearance, yellow se. Similar: Aztec. 1990.

Charger (Cr8011) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Parentage: Cr 284 x Cr 286. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, a very early processing type with very large ear and high row count for the early season. Similar: Early Jubilee and Stylepak. Adaptation: wide. 1982.

Checkered Choice – Breeder: Mesa Maize. Vendor: Burpee. Characteristics: se, bicolor, 62 days. 2000.

Checkers (FMX 255) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: bicolor shrunken-2, dark green husk, long flags, mid-season maturity, slightly tapered ear, 16-20 row count. Resistance: stewarts wilt. Similar: Peter Corn. 1988.

Checkmate (ARCO 5438) – Breeder and vendor: Arco. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bicolor, sugary1 shrunken2, 76 day maturity. Similar: Agway 3611. Adaptation: northeastern, east coastal, and northern United States. 1985.

Cheddar Cross – Breeder: Crookham Company. Characteristics: 101 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1955.

Cherokee (XP 1331) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: uniform midseason, for crate style shipping, local fresh market, and roadside sales. Resistance: common smut, northern leaf blight, and storage wilt. Similar: Gold Cup, Gold Winner, and Seneca Scout. Adaptation: wide. 1975.

Chief Ouray (MM261 X315y) – Breeder: D.Galinat. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: large eared early se yellow, similar in eating quality to Sugar Buns, but 2 days later. Similar: Sugar Buns. 1989.

Chieftain (SCH51041) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: shrunken-2 yellow, mid-season, good emergence and seedling vigor, clean sturdy plant type, good ear package and large well-filled ear. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight, southern corn leaf blight, rust, stewarts wilt. Similar: Xtra-Sweet 5005.

Chieftain Bicolor (SCH86141) – Breeder: P. Mosely. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: sh2, bicolor, mid. Similar: Xtra-Sweet 5005. 1999.

Chinook – Breeder: J.R.Baggett, Oregon Agr. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: very early maturity, medium ear kernel size, mostly red bronzy. 1992.

Chipeta (120×189) – Breeder: Galinat. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: early mid-season, homozygous se eating quality, mid sized ear. Similar: Breeders Choice. 1987.

Chubby Checkers – Breeder: Seminis. Vendor: W. Atlee Burpee and Co. Characteristics: se, bicolor, 72 days. 2000.

Cinch (XP 3089) – Breeder: Tom McBride. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: SE yellow hybrid for processing, main season maturity, 8″ car length, 18-20 rows/ear. Resistance: anthracnose, common corn rust. Similar: Tracer. Adaptation: midwest; Pacific northwest U.S. 2000.

Citadel (GH 2429) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: mid-season, has se gene in heterozygous state, high number of rows, superior tenderness and sweetness, well suited for processing and fresh market. Similar: Prevailer. 1988.

Citation (2466) – Breeder: O. and G. Parentage: inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, attractive ear, 16 rowed, white silked, good market appeal, shipper type. Resistance: ear worm. Similar: Iobelle. Adaptation: wide. 1965.

Classic (XPH2636) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: attractive yellow sweet with se gene. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt. Similar: Guardian, Bellringer. 1988.

Classic Touch (Hybrid 80-2709) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early bicolor hybrid with improved eating quality; ears are 7″ long with 12-14 rows of kernels. Similar: Sugar and Gold. Adaptation: Canada and the northern United States. 1985.

Climax (XP 8410347) – Breeder: Todd Cutting. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: SE yellow sweet corn for processing, dark green leaves, strong stalk, use for cut kernel, frozen and canned processing. Resistance: CCR, SCLB. Adaptation: Midwestern and Eastern U.S., Eastern Canada. 2000.

Clockwork (JSS 1677) – Breeder and vendor: Johnny’s. Characteristics: second early, heterozygous se bicolor, 77 day maturity, good cold emergence, 7′ plant with large 8-husked ear with 16 rows, very good husk protection. Similar: Crossword, Concord. 1988.

Cogent (G 5047) – Breeder: Libby, McNeill and Libby. Characteristics: 90 day maturity, 1730 GDD, Cogent class, white kernels. 1955.

Coho (HMX 7384) – Breeder: Ed Snyder. Vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: 81 day maturity; yellow Su processing type; 7.7 to 8.0 inch long ear with 16-20 rows and 1.9 to 2.0 inch diameter. Resistance: Fusarium stalk rot, common smut. Adaptation: U.S. 2003.

Colonial – Breeder and vendor: Syngenta Seeds, Inc./Rogers Brand. Characteristics: mid-early bicolor; superior eating quality and flavor; good yield potential; matures in about 75 days with 16 to 18 row count. Resistance: tolerance to common rust, northern leaf blight, and Stewart’s wilt. 2005.

Columbia – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: main season, processing type hybrid. Resistance: rust, tolerance to Ht and stewarts wilt. Similar: Excellency. 1989.

Comanche (XP 1329) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: Asgrow-Crookham inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early maturity, 72 day maturity, uniform, well filled ears 14-16 rows, dark green husks. Resistance: southern leaf blight, ball smut, and stewarts wilt. Similar: Northern Belle, Streamliner, and NK51036. Adaptation: northwestern and the north central United Sates. 1974.

Comet (XP 1327W) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: hybrid, white, early maturing. Resistance: bacterial wilt, H. turcicum and T strain of southern leaf blight. Similar: Silver Queen but earlier. Adaptation: general. 1972.

Comet MM (SE137) – Breeder: Univ. Illinois. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: early mid-season yellow homozygous sugary enhancer, good plant and package, ear well filled; not the same as Comet from Asgrow (1972). Similar: Tuxedo. 1993.

Commander (XP 1281) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: hybrid, main season, large ears, high yielding with deep kernels and good quality; good holding ability in the field. Resistance: southern leaf blight. Resistance: tolerance to bacterial wilt. Similar: Midway. Adaptation: general. 1972.

Competitor – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-season shrunken-2 (supersweet), developed primarily for processing, but could also be used for fresh market. Similar: Cascade. 1993.

Confection (HMX7357BS) – Breeder: T.Natti. Vendor: Harris. Characteristics: relative maturity 74 days, bicolor supersweet, 7.5″ ear of good girth, excellent eating quality and sweetness, medium resistance to stewarts wilt. Similar: Honey N Pearl. 1993.

Conquest – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: full season, su. Adaptation: processor.

Contender – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: early season, yellow shrunken-2 processor. Resistance: common rust. Similar: Triton. 1994.

Cornet (FMX 259) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: rust resistant processing hybrid, ear cylindrical to slight, tapered, dark green husk, medium flags, kernels deep and narrow, apparently reacts well to stress. Similar: Prevailer. 1990.

Cornfetti (E0503) – Breeder: C.Pahl. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: late bicolor, ears well covered by dark green husk with medium to long flags, eras are cylindrical with narrow, deep kernels, 18-24 rows, some tolerance to rust. Similar: Bi-Queen. 1983.

Cornucopia – Breeder and vendor: Ferry Morse. Characteristics: 85 days, su, yellow.

Corona (XP 2061) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: closed pedigree, Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, a high quality, early midseason cultivar for canning or freezing. Resistance: fairly resistant to bacterial wilt. Similar: FM cross. Adaptation: Pacific Northwest and other regions. 1966.

Coronet (XPH 3018) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: main season bicolor se, excellent husk cover and eating quality. Resistance: stewarts wilt and smut, moderately resistant to rust. Similar: Calico Belle. 1994.

Cotton Candy EH (84-1491 EH) – Breeder and vendor: Musser. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early white cylindrical ear, good flags and husk protection, plant and husk reddish green color. Adaptation: wide. 1987.

Country Faire (4428) – Breeder and vendor: American Takii. Similar: Honey N Pearl. 1992.

Country Squire – Breeder: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: 92 day maturity, Country Gentleman class, white kernels. 1965.

Creamcross – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, 1975 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1955.

Cream-Gold (4549) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: hybrid, early, yellow and white kernels, tender and sweet, ear 7.5″. 1972.

Crisp N Sweet 710 (Crisp N Sweet 710) – Breeder: S.W. Marshall. Vendor: Crookham Company. Parentage: Crsh2-8A x Crsh2-6. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, homozygous shrunken2 endosperm; 1 week earlier in maturity than Florida Staysweet processor type. Resistance: Ht 1. Similar: Florida Staysweet. Adaptation: wide. 1982.

Crisp N Sweet 711 (Crisp N Sweet 711) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Parentage: Crsh2-8 x Crsh2-6. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, homozygous shrunken2 endosperm, processor type. Resistance: Ht 1. Similar: Florida StaySweet. Adaptation: wide. 1982.

Crossword – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 74 days, su, bicolor.

Crusader (79H146) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, heterozygous se, 18-20 rows, 72 day maturity; quality holds several days after peak maturity. Similar: Very Early NK199. Adaptation: Canada, Great Lakes, and northeastern United States. 1983.

Crystal Bell (83 WH 18) – Breeder: G.Oswald. Vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, high row, excellent cold tolerance; high quality, narrow and deep kernels. Similar: Quicksilver. Adaptation: northeastern United States, the Great Lakes, Canada. 1986.

Crystal Cream (Sch48512) – Breeder and vendor: IL Foundation Seeds. Characteristics: early, mid season, white, sh2. 1998.

Crystal Delight (79 WH16) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, burgundy splash on husk, purple tassel, large ear, 8 days earlier than Silver Queen. Similar: Platinum Lady. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the Great Lakes. 1981.

Crystal N Gold (79WH64BC) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, heterozygous se, 16 rows, rugged stalk, with very few tillers, quality holds several days after peak maturity. Similar: Harmony. Adaptation: Canada, the Great Lakes, the northeastern United States. 1983.

Cupola (BSS 86-3378) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: mid-season bicolor supersweet hybrid with uniform ears and excellent eating quality. 1990.

Dallas (GH 1696 ) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: widely adapted mid-season with excellent processing and fresh market characteristics. Resistance: maize dwarf mosaic virus. Similar: Jubilee. 1990.

Dandy (XPH2534BC) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: full season bicolor with attractive ears of good size for crate style shipping, also for roadside stands. Resistance: tolerance to maize dwarf mosaic virus. Similar: Sweet Sue. 1982.

Dapple (Hybrid 58) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 78 day maturity, bicolor shrunken-2, plants mostly single stalked 6-6.5” tall, ears have 16-20 kernel rows, husk cover over end of ear tends to be less than 1″, many flag leaves. Similar: Dazzle. 1992.

Dawn (3244) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 68 day maturity; 7.5-8″ ears, 12-14 rows, ears 1.75″ in diameter; 4.5-5″ stalks. Similar: NK Earliking. Adaptation: United States; excellent for short season areas. 1977.

Daystar (HMX 2343S) – Breeder: T.Natti. Vendor: Harris. Characteristics: 82 day, yellow shrunken-2 hybrid, adapted to Florida, strong stalk and standability, good husk cover and color, fair flags, easy to hand harvest. 7-7.5″ ear with light yellow kernels, 18-16 rows. Resistance: very high to northern corn leaf blight. Similar: Ultima. 1994.

Dazzle (XPH2644 BC2) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: bicolor shrunken-2 with very attractive ears and more tender pericarp. Resistance: stewarts wilt, moderate to northern corn leaf blight. 1993.

Debonair – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-main season shrunken-2 (supersweet) bicolor. Similar: Phenomenal. 1993.

Debut (G.H. 74-1702) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, mid-early yellow, especially suited for the garden and market trade, ears are 8″ long, 1.875″ in diameter, with an average of 16 rows of kernels. Similar: Golden Beauty. Adaptation: wide. 1979.

Debutante (ACX2104A) – Breeder and vendor: Abbott & Cobb. Characteristics: early maturing, high yielding good flavor, fresh market and home garden. 1982.

Deepgent – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 90 day maturity, 2132 GDD, Cogent class, white kernels. 1956.

Deepgold – Breeder: F. H. Woodruff and Sons. Vendor: Div. Asgrow. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, 1958 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 18-22 rows. 1957.

Defender – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 18 rows. 1964.

Delectable – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: main season se bicolor. Similar: Incredible (bicolor). 1993.

Deligold – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 81 day maturity, 1863 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1954.

Devotion (EX 08413133) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: high quality, shrunken 2, white type; produces 8 inch (20 cm) · 1.7 inch (4.25 cm) ears with a nice snapped ear package and good husk cover; attractive husked ear has bright white kernels that fill 16–18 rows; matures in about 82 days; superb eating quality. Similar: Ice Queen, Summersweet 8101W. Adaptation: NAFTA – Northeast, Southeast and Northwest U.S. 2005.

Diabolo (FMX 256) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: bicolor shrunken-2, dark green husk, long flag leaves, mid-season maturity, slightly tapered ear, 16-18 row count. Resistance: stewarts wilt. Similar: Peter Corn. 1988.

Dinner Time – Breeder and vendor: Otis Twilley. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, high sugar content, 16 rows, yellow kernels, about 1″ longer than Sweet Time, requires isolation. Resistance: Ht. Adaptation: wide. 1979.

Dirigo – Breeder: Maine Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 14 rows. 1946.

Diva (XP 8414667) – Breeder: Jim Thomasson. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: very attractive husked ear with small kernels in straight rows and smooth tip, narrow deep kernels with blend of corn flavor and sweetness. Resistance: common corn rust. Similar: Zenith. Adaptation: North America – processor. 2000.

Dividend (6649) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: hybrid, white silk, yellow, 16-20 row ear, NK199 season. Similar: Wondergold. 1970.

Divinity – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 78 days, se, white.

Dixie Darling – Breeder and vendor: Beal. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, two eared with extra tight husk. Resistance: bird damage, ear worm, and smut. Adaptation: central and southern states. 1968.

Dominator – Breeder: Rogers Bros. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, Early Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1958.

Dorinny – Breeder and vendor: Central Expt. Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Parentage: Golden Bantam x Pickanniny. Similar: Golden Midget. Characteristics: earliness; high quality. Adaptation: wide. 1942.

Double Delicious – Breeder and vendor: Gurney Seed and Nursery Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, homozygous se, superior eating quality with tender pericarp and sweet flavor, exceptional holding quality past prime harvest. Similar: Miracle Hybrid. Adaptation: wide. 1983.

Double Delight (CrSEYW8032) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, homozygous sugary enhancer endosperm, bicolor. Similar: Butter and Sugar. Adaptation: wide. 1982.

Double Treat (CrYW8019) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Parentage: CrW221 x Cr286. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, heterozygous se, bicolor. Similar: Butter and Sugar. Adaptation: wide. 1982.

Double Up – Breeder and vendor: Syngenta Seeds, Inc./Rogers Brand. Characteristics: bicolor supersweet; matures in 73 days; has shown consistent performance, good tip fill, larger ear size. Adaptation: Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast. 2005.

Dreamer (XP 8414577) – Breeder: Jim Thomasson. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: white hybrid sweet corn for fresh market and shipping, very attractive husked ear, excellent eating. Similar: Snow White. Adaptation: northeastern, southeastern U.S., California. 2000.

Duet – Breeder: Asgrow. Characteristics: 81 day maturity, 1700 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1961.

Dugan (XPH 2663) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: good standability, high packout yields, bright yellow kernel color, se endosperm. Resistance: common smut, MR, northern rust, stewarts wilt. Similar: Rival. 1993.

Dulce II – Breeder and vendor: Dulce Corn Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, segregates into su2/su2 and sh/sh sugary genes that give a unique taste. Adaptation: wide. 1977.

Dynamo (HMX5372) – Breeder: T. Kunkel. Vendor: Harris Moran Seed Co. Characteristics: 78 days, su, yellow.

Dynasty – Breeder: W.Lough. Vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: homozygous su1 hybrid designed for processing whole kernel canning and freezing. Resistance: rust. Similar: Commander. 1989.

Eagle (SCH 2772) – Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seed. Vendor: Johnny’s. Characteristics: mid-season bicolor shrunken-2, 5″ x 2″ ears, 16-20 rows, 8′ tall.

Eagle (SCH 27772) – Breeder: P. Mosely. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: 76 days, bicolor, 8.5″ ear. 1997.

Earli Queen (Hybrid 72-3097)-1979 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early white hybrid, good eating quality. Resistance: some tolerance of stewarts wilt. Similar: Silver Queen, but 10 days earlier. Adaptation: wide.

Earlibelle – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason, yellow market type, short sturdy stalk, good yield, attractive husk and ear. Similar: Northern Belle. Adaptation: general. Joseph Harris Company Catalog, 1969.

Earligem (FM-12) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 3-way hybrid, excellent early vigor in cold soil, large eared, early, high eating quality, 64 day maturity. Similar: Earliking. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the Great Lake states. 1978.

Earliglow EH (D5 EH) – Breeder and vendor: Charter Research. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 78 day maturity, high sugar content, very tender pericarp: remains in edible and processing stage for extended period; fresh market, canner, freezing whole ear or whole kernel. Adaptation: wide. 1978.

Earliking – Breeder: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: 66 day maturity, Earliest Market King class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1957.

Earli-Stay Sweet (ACR 2335) – Breeder and vendor: Abbott and Cobb. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, supersweet type with better germination and more vigorous plant type than original supersweets. Resistance: Ht. Similar: Florida Staysweet. Adaptation: wide. 1983.

Earli-Time (ACR 2335A) – Breeder and vendor: Abbott and Cobb. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, earlier maturing super sweet type with good germination, vigorous, sturdy plants. Resistance: Ht. Similar: Florida Staysweet. Adaptation: wide. 1981.

Earlivee (VH691) – Breeder: Hort. Res. Inst. of Ontario, Canada. Vendor: Stokes Seeds. Parentage: V663 x V642. Characteristics: hybrid, very early, 10-14 rows, well filled, good quality, attractive ears, colored silks, and tassels, almost no suckers. Similar: Spancross. Adaptation: northern areas. 1972.

Early Ambrosia – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Co. Characteristics: homozygous sugar enhanced bicolor. Similar: Ambrosia. Adaptation: north 40 degrees. 2000.

Early and Often – Breeder: Seminis. Vendor: W. Atlee Burpee and Co. Characteristics: se, bicolor, 64 days. 2000.

Early Arctic – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, Sugary, su1/su1, hybrid, 63 day maturity; white silk, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows; extra early hybrid for home garden and market. Similar: Earliking. Adaptation: wide.

Early Bird (V641) – Breeder and vendor: Vaughans. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, uniform, high quality, early. Similar: Golden Beauty. Adaptation: northern United States and Canada. 1965.

Early Charm (XP 492) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Characteristics: 69 day maturity, bicolor with 7.5-8″ ears having 14-16 rows, genotype is normal sugary-1, flag leaves average 6″, and the ear has 1-2″ of tip cover. Resistance: stewarts wilt. 1987.

Early Choice – Breeder: Mesa Maize. Vendor: Burpee. Characteristics: se, yellow, 66 days. 1996.

Early Cogent – Breeder: Rogers Bros. Characteristics: 93 day maturity, 2460 GDD, Golden Cross class, white kernels. 1955.

Early Dawn – Breeder: O. and G. Parentage: inbreds. Characteristics: hybrid, Spancross maturity, foliage reddish green, ears 12 rowed, high quality. Similar: Miniature Hyb. and Early Sunglow. Adaptation: deep southern and northern United States and Canada. 1965.

Early Fine – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 75 day maturity, 1725 GDD, Marcross class, yellow kernels, 18-16 rows. 1958.

Early Fortune – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Parentage: Agway and Crookham inbreds. Characteristics: hybrid, early, high row count ear; market. Similar: Spancross. Resistance: wilt. Adaptation: northern United States. Agway Catalog, 1966.

Early Golden 113 – Breeder: Maine Agric. Exp. Sta. Vendor: Eastern States Farmers Ex. Characteristics: pre Carmelcross class, 79 day maturity, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12-10 rows. 1942.

Early Golden Giant – Breeder: University Massachusetts Agric. Expt. Sta., Amherst. Parentage: Ma CX13 x Ma C5NT. Characteristics: first early commercial hybrid with large ear. Similar: North Star. Resistance: bacterial wilt. Adaptation: northern states. 1968.

Early Hybrid 0144 – Breeder: F.H. Woodruff and Sons. Vendor: Div. Asgrow. Characteristics: 72 day maturity, 1667 GDD, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 10-14 rows. 1955.

Early Illini (SCH60222) – Breeder: P. Mosely. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: 78 days, yellow, 8.0″ ear. 1998.

Early Illini Bicolor (SCH86222) – Breeder: P. Mosely. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: 78 days, bicolor, 8.0″ ear. 1999.

Early Star (Cr 7801) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Parentage: (Cr13gl x C13) x ( V631 x Co15). Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early, large eared. Similar: Earliking. Adaptation: northern area. 1982.

Early Style (E4209) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason processor type with high yields, good quality and plant type. Similar: Jubilee but distinctly shorter plant. Adaptation: northwestern and midwestern United States.

Early Sunglow – Breeder: Charter. Characteristics: Spancross class, yellow kernels. 1956.

Early Sunray (77H99) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, cold resistance, girthy ear. Similar: Golden Beauty. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the Great Lakes. 1981.

Early Top Cross – Breeder: Maine Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1935.

Early Triumph (E3C2) – Breeder and vendor: Seed Res. Specialists, Ames, Iowa. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, perfect ears on cylindrical cobs with high percentage showing perfect tip fill, earlier than most processor varieties, but with midseason yields. Similar: FM Cross. Resistance: root lodging and dry weather. Adaptation: northern half of the United States. 1965.

Early Valley Gold – Breeder and vendor: O.and G. Parentage: Me2rt x 087-12. Characteristics: hybrid, early, high quality, reddish stalk and husk. Similar: Early Dawn. 1967.

Early Xtrasweet (SCH 4001) – Breeder: J. Hove. Vendor: Illinois Foundation Seeds, Urbana. Characteristics: hybrid, high sugar, slow starch conversion; 70 days, yellow, 7.5″ ear. Similar: Illinois Xtra Sweet. Adaptation: northern and north central United States. 1970.

Earlychief – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 73 day maturity, 1695 GDD, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 14 rows. 1957.

Earlypak (SUNEX 2610) – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: sugary, NSCBA classification IIa, yellow kernels, 71 day maturity, 1623 GDD, 6.0′ plant, 24″ ear, short, husk cover, 8.0 x 1.8″ ear size, slightly tapered ear, 14 rows. Similar: Spirit. 1989.

Earlytreat (S1211) – Breeder: Sweet Corn Genetic Service. Vendor: O. and G. Characteristics: hybrid, second early, cylindrical ears with no dropped rows, holds sweetness to advanced maturity, good ear length. Resistance: cold, wet conditions at planting time. Similar: Seneca Chief but 6 days earlier. Adaptation: from the north central to the northern United States. 1973.

Eastern Belle – Breeder: Eastern States Farmers’ Ex. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1953.

Eastern Chief – Breeder: Eastern States Farmers’ Ex. Characteristics: 98 day maturity, Iochief class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1959.

Eastern Market – Breeder: Eastern States Farmers’ Ex. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1959.

Eclipse (GH78-2581) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: a mid-season 83 days yellow developed for shipping. Resistance: tolerance to race 1 of H. turcicum. Similar: Guardian. 1983.

El Dorado (E4208) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early maturing processor type; good yield and quality. Resistance: tolerance to fusarium. Similar: Trail Blazer. Adaptation: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. 1975.

El Toro (XP 8410357) – Breeder: Jim Thomasson. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: use for cut kernel and whole frozen or canned processing; late season performance, good husk cover. Resistance: A, CCR, MDMV, SBW. Similar: Bold. Adaptation: midwest and eastern U.S., Mexico. 2000.

Eliminator – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-season processing type sweetcorn hybrid, a combination of a large ear with a narrow, deep kernel and multiple disease tolerances should result in high yields and recovery. Resistance: tolerance to maize dwarf mosaic virus and stewarts wilt, single gene resistance to common maize rust. Similar: Terminator. 1993.

Elite (GH2839) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 85 days, su, yellow.

Eminence – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid-season bicolor shrunken-2 hybrid with single gene resistance to common leaf rust. High quality along with very good plant and ear characteristics. Resistance: single gene resistance to common maize rust. Similar: Bojangles. 1993.

Empire (GH 2759) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: yellow, se, 83 day maturity, 9″ ear, 16-18 row count. Resistance: rust; tolerance to stewarts wilt. Similar: Northrup 199 (Sunseeds). 1993.

Endeavor (XPH 3061) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: excellent eating quality and uniformity. A shrunken-2 European type, yellow kernel color. Improved seedling performance over standard shrunken-2 types. Resistance: northern leaf blight smut, anthracnose, southern leaf blight, LLA-rust. Similar: Challenger. 1993.

Enforcer – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 78 days, su, yellow.

Enterprise – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid. Similar: Iochief. Adaptation: northern interior states. 1978.

Envy (Hybrid 38) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: 79 day maturity, yellow, shrunken-2 genotype, plants 6-7′ tall, single stalked ears are 7-8″ long with tapered tips, husks are very tight. Similar: Voyager, SS7630. 1995.

Epic (NCX 2004) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, productive with cylindrical ears, deep bright yellow kernels, average 18-20 rows; quality acceptable for processing or fresh market. Resistance: head smut. Similar: Jubilee. Adaptation: Pacific North West, Wisconsin, New York, Minnesota, and California. 1976.

Epitome (707) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: homozygous shrunken-2, primarily developed for the cob corn market, has good cylinder appearance, excellent length to diameter ratio and straight rowing. Similar: Supersweet Jubilee. 1987.

Escalade – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 82 days, sh2, bicolor.

Esquire (XP 8410377) – Breeder: Jim Thomasson. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: preferred for whole ear and cut kernel frozen and canned, very cylindrical, 9 inch ear with bell tip. Resistance: common rust. Similar: Jubilee. Adaptation: all processor areas in U.S. 2000.

Esteem – Breeder: Eastern States Farmers’ Ex. Characteristics: 90 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow and white kernels, 18-20 rows. 1963.

Even Sweeter (XPH 2607W sh2) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason white shrunken2 type. Similar: Snowbelle. Adaptation: wide. 1987.

Everprime (SCH14036) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: shrunken-2 bicolor with good emergence and vigor, has unique ability to maintain refined ear appearance and eating quality on the stalk and after picking, uniform ears 7-8″ long with excellent tip fill. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight, stewarts wilt. Similar: Quasar.

Eversweet (S1213) – Breeder: Sweet Corn Genetic Service. Vendor: Charter. Characteristics: hybrid, processing type, retains flavor and texture unusually well, straight rows with uniform kernel size. Resistance: quality deterioration in hot weather. Similar: Seneca Chief but higher row count. Adaptation: central and the northern United States. 1973.

Evertender C – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 78 day maturity, 1873 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1956.

Excalibur (FMX 305) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, yellow normal sugary-1 processing corn, deep refined kernels. Plant height is 7-8′ tall, 32-36″ ears, very strong erect plant with few tiller. Resistance: rust, stewarts wilt, smut. Similar: Viking.

Excel (GSS 3749) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: a mid-season shrunken-2 developed for fresh market and shipping; especially suited for hand harvest. Similar: Supersweet, Jubilee. 1988.

Excellency (FMX 162) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Parentage: FM inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, full season, rust resistant hybrid; ears cylindrical to tapered with good cover and flags, narrow kernels. Resistance: rust. Similar: Stylepak. Adaptation: northeastern United States. 1985.

Extender (GH 2451) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: a late mid-season, containing the se gene in the heterozygous condition, the ear is 9.5″ long with 20 rows, well suited for both fresh market and processing. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt. Similar: Celebrity. 1988.

Faith (2) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: 77 day relative maturity, white kernels Se genotype, plants 6-6 1/2″ tall, 8″ ear length, 16 kernel rows average. Similar: Silver Choice. Adaptation: eastern and mid south U.S. 2001 Seedway Commercial Veg-Seed Catalog. 2000.

Fanciful (705) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: homozygous shrunken-2, primarily developed for the cob corn market, has good cylinder appearance, excellent length to diameter ratio and straight rowing. Similar: Supersweet Jubilee. 1989.

Fancy-full (902371SEBI) – Breeder: Crookham. Vendor: Liberty. Characteristics: 76 day maturity, homozygous se bicolor, noted for exceptional tip cover of 3″ or more for bird protection, dark green husk and flags. Resistance: stewarts wilt. 1991.

Fanfare (Golden Hybrid 70-1631) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: hybrid, early to midseason maturity, two ears per stalk, high row number and good quality. Similar: Jubilee but 5 days earlier. 1974.

Fantasia (XPH 3044) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: stark white color, excellent eating quality. Resistance: smut, rust. Similar: Alpine.

Fantastic – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: mid main heterozygous sugary enhancer white hybrid released to compliment Silver Queen. Similar: Early Silver Queen. 1989.

Farm Boy Hybrid – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Mountain View, California. Parentage: Ia5125 x F-M inbred. Characteristics: large ear, midseason processor. Similar: Iochief. Resistance: stewarts wilt. Adaptation: general. Ferry-Morse list. 1961.

Festival (XPH 3028) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: an early 14-16 row bicolor shrunken-2 about 10 days earlier than Dazzle (Asgrow). moderate resistance to northern leaf blight. Similar: Honey and Pearl. 1993.

Fiesta CC – Breeder: Crookham Company. Characteristics: 96 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1952.

Fiesta NH (XP 753) – Breeder: M.Dunn. Vendor: U of NHG. Characteristics: ten days earlier than Purple Husk Rainbow, 60% purple stalks, ear length 7.5″; seven different colors presented in the ears; not the same as Fiesta from Crookham (1952). Similar: Purple Husk Rainbow. 1984.

Finecross – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, 1932 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 20-22 rows. 1957.

Finegold – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 83 day maturity, 1974 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 18-20 rows. 1959.

First Class (SCH89013) – Breeder: P. Mosely. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: 70 days, white, 7.5″ ear. 1999.

First Snow (Sch78001) – Breeder and vendor: IL Foundation Seeds. Characteristics: early, white, sh2. 1997.

Flagship – Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seed. Vendor: Market More. Characteristics: dark husk and flags, multiple disease resistance, tip fill and consistent ear appearance. Resistance: Northern leaf blight, stewarts wilt, rust, smut. Similar: Ultimate. 1989.

Flagship II – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: yellow Sh2 sweet corn that matures in 84 days; produces 7 1/2-inch ears on a 7 1/2-ft, clean stalk; dark green husks with excellent flags. Resistance: good disease package includes added rust resistance. 1998.

Flavor Gold (817) – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, Iochief class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1959.

Flavor King – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 85 days, se, yellow.

Flavor Queen – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 84 days, se, yellow.

Flavorvee (Onthyb 7411) – Breeder: Hort. Expt. Sta., Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Vendor: various seedsmen. Parentage: JC3C2-2 x VI 5177. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, exceptional flavor, tenderness, holding ability, and freezing quality. Similar: Stylepak. Adaptation: northern United States and southern Ontario.

Fleet – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: earliest se bicolor available.

Floribelle – Breeder: Seed Res. Specialists. Characteristics: Iobelle class, yellow kernels. 1962.

Florida Staysweet – Breeder: University of Florida. Parentage: (FA32B x FA32C) x FA56A. Characteristics: yellow shrunken-2. 1978.

Florida Sweet – Breeder: University of Florida. Parentage: FA32 x FA56. Characteristics: yellow shrunken-2. 1974.

Florida XP-7 – Breeder: University of Florida. Parentage: (FA32B x FA32C) x UFISH8008. Characteristics: yellow shrunken-2. 1995.

Floriglade – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, 1955 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1958.

Florigold – Breeder: Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1956.

Florigold 106 – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1959.

Florigold 106A – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1962.

Florigold 107 – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1959.

FM 0502 (E0502) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Parentage: FM inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, stylepak processing type with good seedling vigor and high yield potential. Resistance: head smut and bacterial wilt; tolerance to rust. Similar: Commander. Adaptation: northwestern, midwestern, and northeastern United States.

F-M Cross – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 81 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1950.

F-M Y-2 – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1956.

FMX 235 (FMX 235) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: shrunken-2 type, 8.5-10″ ears, cylindrical, good fill, 14-16 rows, good husk cover, long flag leaves. Resistance: head smut. Similar: Candy Bar. 1988.

For Heavens Sake (XP1073) – Breeder: Toni Waltrip. Vendor: Seminis Veg. Seeds – Petoseed. Characteristics: se, yellow, 79 days, ears 7-8″. 1999.

Foremost E.E.1 – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 68 day maturity, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1953.

Fortune (Sch30138) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: yellow supersweet, good emergence and vigor, clean single-stalked plant, short shank, easy snap, good husk color, good eating quality, maturity in 75 days at Champaign, Illinois. Resistance: rust and northern and southern leaf blight. Similar: Illini Gold. 1992.

Fortune Bicolor (SCH86138) – Breeder: P. Mosely. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: 75 days, yellow supersweet. Similar: Illini Gold.

Fresh Start (Sch66013) – Breeder and vendor: IL Foundation Seeds. Characteristics: first early, bicolor, sh2. 1998.

Freshgold – Breeder: Seed Res. Specialists. Characteristics: Aristogold-Bantam Evergreen class, yellow kernels. 1963.

Friendship – Breeder: David Galinat. Vendor: Mesa Maize Inc. Characteristics: se.

Frontier (XPH3030Wsh2) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: white shrunken-2 with very good germination and early vigor characteristics. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight, rust, stewarts wilt, smut. Similar: Even Sweeter. 1992.

Frosty – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: mid-season, white, se.

G.H. 2047 (XP 2047) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: closed; involves an Iowa and Asgrow inbred. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, second early hybrid with relatively narrow deep kernels. Adaptation: northwestern, northeastern, and midwestern United States, early. 1966

Galaxy – Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seed. Vendor: Market More. Characteristics: 12 kernels per row, 8-9″ ear. Similar: Upmost. 1989.

Gallant – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: full season, yellow, sh2, processor hybrid, high row count and a narrow-deep kernel style. Resistance: leaf rust, common maize rust. Similar: Excellency. 1990.

Garden Gold – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 70 day maturity, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1957.

Gardener (Hybrid 74-2428) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 3-way hybrid, 8.5-9″ ears, 16-20 rows, 1.875″ in diameter. Similar: Jubilee. Adaptation: northern half of the United States and southern Canada. 1978.

Gardentreat (Ottawa Ch-9) – Breeder: Ottawa Res. Sta., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Vendor: Stokes Seeds. Parentage: Ottawa CO-15 x Ottawa CO-20. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early, mostly 12 rowed, short husk, ears very tender and sweet; very productive. Similar: Dorinny. Adaptation: Canada. Can. J. Plant Sci. 47:454, 1967.

Gator Gold (FMX 163) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: full season fresh market with well-filled, uniform, cylindrical ears, with good dark green husk color and long flags. Resistance: tolerance to blight. Similar: Bonanza. 1987.

Gatorgold (Ac-807) – Breeder and vendor: Abbott and Cobb. Characteristics: F1 hybrid. Resistance: H. turcicum. Similar: Iobelle. Adaptation: wide. 1976.

Gemini – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 68 days, se, bicolor.

Genesis – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: yellow sweetcorn, large cylindrical ear with a narrow deep kernel style, very good standability, full season maturity. Resistance: common maize rust. Similar: Excellency. 1990.

Genetain – Breeder: W.Lough. Vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: su1, processor type. Resistance: rust, Ht1 and 2. 1989.

GH1676 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 81 days, se, yellow.

GH1698 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 81 days, su, yellow.

GH1703 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 73 days, su, yellow.

GH1887 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 78 days, su, yellow.

GH2419 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 78 days, se-hetero, yellow.

GH2547 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 85 days, Yellow, su. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1d). Adaptation: Midwestern U.S.

GH2628 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 86 days, su, yellow.

GH2684 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 78 days, se-hetero, yellow.

GH2690 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 85 days, su, yellow.

Giant Bantam (XPH 2500) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 8-9″ ears with 16-18 straight rows of tender kernels, robust plant with few tillers. Resistance: tolerance to southern corn leaf blight race T; stewarts wilt, maize dwarf mosaic virus race A, and common smut. Similar: Jubilee. Adaptation: temperate zone sweet corn areas. 1977.

Gleam and Gold – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, late, yellow and white kernels. Similar: Honey and Cream. Adaptation: northeastern corn areas. 1963.

Gold Crest – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 67 day maturity, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1956.

Gold Crown (H18) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, good quality, midseason, 84 day maturity, yellow, large 14-16 row ear; medium tall plant. Resistance: H. maydis, T and O, and E. turcicum and maize dwarf mosaic. Similar: Gold Cup but larger and later. Adaptation: United States. 1971.

Gold Cup – Breeder: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: 79 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1959.

Gold Dust (XP 301) – Breeder: D.Taylor. Vendor: Robson. Characteristics: 72 day maturity, yellow with 7.8″ ears, average of 14-16 rows; ears have 2-3″ of husk protection, plants are 6.5-7.5′ in height. Similar: Sundance. 1985.

Gold Eagle L – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason yellow market type, very high yield, small kernel. Similar: Gold Cup. Adaptation: sweet corn areas of the United States and Canada. 1962.

Gold Label – Breeder: Vaughan’s. Characteristics: 76 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1949.

Gold Lady (LM-11) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, will produce double ears; long slim ear, fairly small cob, holds quality after reaching peak maturity. Similar: Wonderful and Tendersweet. Adaptation: wide. 1978.

Gold Mine – Breeder: Massachusetts. Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1951.

Gold Nuggets (Redoubt) – Breeder: Rupp. Vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: 75 day maturity, yellow, 20 rows, 2×8″ ears, 1216 heat units, formerly called Redoubt, excellent for home garden, fresh market, processing, and shipping, homozygous sugary enhancer. Similar: Bodacious. 1986.

Gold Pack (XP 2073) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: closed; Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, main season with very narrow, deep kernels and very high cut off ratio. Resistance: bacterial wilt. Similar: Deep Gold. Adaptation: midwestern and north central United States. 1966.

Gold Ring (NCX 2029) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 80 day maturity, midseason processing and fresh market hybrid; 8.5″ ears, 18 row count; has performed well under rust pressure and environmental stress affecting fall corn crop. Resistance: rust, some strains, northern corn leaf blight. Similar: Jubilee. Adaptation: wide. 1985.

Gold Rush – Breeder: Corneli. Characteristics: 72 day maturity, 1660 GDD, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1941.

Gold Trophy L – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason yellow market type, large multi rowed ears. Similar: Iochief. Adaptation: northern corn areas. 1962.

Gold Winner (Gold Cup 49T) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason yellow, large ear, better flag and husk than Gold Cup. Similar: Gold Cup. Joseph Harris Company Catalog, 1969.

Golden 80 (80) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Parentage: Ia2132 one parent. Characteristics: midseason market type. Resistance: wilt, helminthosporium. Similar: Golden Cross Bantam. Agway Catalog, 1966.

Golden Bandit – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 75 day maturity, Golden Cross Bantam, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1960.

Golden Beauty – Breeder: Massachusetts. Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: North Star class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1955.

Golden Blessing (XP 08590473) – Vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds-Seminis Garden. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: excellent process kernel style corn with good color, early maturity, high yield in the Pacific Northwest. Resistance: intermediate to common corn rust. Similar: Rogers 1703, Sprint. Adaptation: Northwest, Midwest and Northeast U.S. 2002.

Golden Bounty – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1946.

Golden Challenger – Breeder: Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 79 day maturity, Seneca Chief class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1953.

Golden Charger – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 77 day maturity, Iochief class, yellow kernels, 16-20 rows. 1961.

Golden Cross 127 – Breeder: Asgrow . Characteristics: 86 day maturity, 1697 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 10-14 rows. 1956.

Golden Cross Bantam – Breeder: USDA Purdue University. Characteristics: 80-85 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1934.

Golden Cross Bantam T51 – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1950.

Golden Cross Bantam White Silk – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 81 day maturity, 1935 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14 rows. 1950.

Golden Cross NC – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1943.

Golden Cross V120 – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 83 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1940.

Golden Delight – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, NK199 class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1965.

Golden Dividend – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 88 day maturity, Iobelle class, yellow kernels, 16-20 rows. 1962.

Golden Earlipak – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 73 day maturity, 1899 GDD, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1952.

Golden Emblem – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 75 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1956.

Golden Fancy (XP 238) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Parentage: closed; Asgrow inbreds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, main season, with exceptionally tender pericarp, withstands drought conditions unusually well. Resistance: good to bacterial wilt. Adaptation: upper midwestern United States. 1965.

Golden Glade (E5535) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Parentage: F1 hybrid, F-M inbreds. Characteristics: midseason market, 8″ ears with good husk protection, 16 rowed, generally suckerless plant. Resistance: tolerance to helminthosporium turcicum. Adaptation: Florida. 1968.

Golden Glade (E9502) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Parentage: F1 hybrid, F-M inbreds. Characteristics: tall, nonsuckering ears with good dark green husk and attractive long flags, 9″ long; attractive shipping type. Resistance: tolerance to blight, SCMV, head smut, and rust. Similar: Bonanza. Adaptation: Florida. 1982.

Golden Gourmet – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 82 days, sh2, yellow.

Golden Harvest – Breeder: USDA Purdue University. Characteristics: 80-85 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1953.

Golden Honey – Breeder: Eastern States Farmers’Ex. Characteristics: 95 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1961.

Golden Hybrid 2057 – Breeder: F. H. Woodruff and Sons. Vendor: Div. Asgrow. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, 1950 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1952.

Golden Hybrid G1O1 – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 74 day maturity, 1929 GDD, Spancross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1953.

Golden Hybrid R8 – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 88 day maturity, 2287 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1955.

Golden Jewel – Breeder: Massachusetts Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1950.

Golden Monarch – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1954.

Golden Nectar (2403) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, 83 day maturity; 6.5′ stalk, 8-8.5″ ear length, 2″ diameter, deep kernels, 18 rows, shrunken2 gene type. Resistance: rust. Similar: Hallmark. Adaptation: wide. 1978.

Golden Nugget – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 88 day maturity, 2259 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1951.

Golden Orbit – Breeder: Crookham Company. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, Late Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1962.

Golden Pirate A – Breeder: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Iochief class, yellow kernels, 18-20 rows. 1959.

Golden Prolific – Breeder: Corneli. Characteristics: 82 day maturity, 1980 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1955.

Golden Queen – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 92 day maturity, Golden Cross Bantam class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1963.

Golden Regent – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 89 day maturity, 2100 GDD, Cogent class, yellow kernels, 20-22 rows. 1955.

Golden Rocket – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 67 day maturity, Marcross class, yellow kernels, 10-12 rows. 1942.

Golden Security – Breeder: F. H. Woodruff and Sons. Vendor: Div. Asgrow. Characteristics: 83 day maturity, 1916 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernel, 14-16 rows. 1947

Golden Sensation – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, 1986 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1957.

Golden Staygreen – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 92 day maturity, 2146 GDD, Cogent class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1959.

Golden Sweet E.H. (H74203) – Breeder and vendor: Charter Research. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, very tender pericarp, high sugar content, remains in usable stage for up to 10 days longer than normal hybrids. Similar: Golden Crop Bantam. Adaptation: wide. 1975.

Golden Triumph – Breeder: Seed Res. Specialists. Characteristics: Golden Sensation class, yellow kernels. 1964.

Golden Valley – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, NK1304 class, yellow kernels, 16 rows. 1962.

Goldenchief – Breeder: Sweet Corn Genetic Service. Characteristics: hybrid, long husk, bird resistant, excellent root system. Similar: Seneca Chief. Resistance: wind and bird damage. 1968.

Goldengrain – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, 2046 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 20-22 rows. 1947.

Goldenrod (NCX 221) – Breeder and vendor: Niagara Chemical Division, FMC Corp. Characteristics: hybrid, late maturity, long cylindrical fresh market type, light yellow color, straight, 14 rows, dark green husk. Similar: Calumet. Adaptation: Texas Rio Grande Valley. Amer. Veg. Grower, December, 1971.

Goldenstate – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, 2027 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14 rows. 1949.

Goldenvee (VH70l) – Breeder: Hort. Expt. Sta., Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. Vendor: Stakes Seeds. Parentage: VI 5492 x VCO 108. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early midseason, 12-16 rows, yellow, high eating quality, good husk protection. Similar: Sundance. Adaptation: Ontario and northeastern United States. 1979.

Goldenyield – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, 2046 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14-16 rows. 1953.

Goldie (716) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King Company. Characteristics: hybrid, midseason, 16 row, yellow type. 1971.

Goldn Sweet (1101) – Breeder and vendor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, late season, long cut with excellent husk protection, good eating quality, yellow kernel, white silk. Similar: Tender Treat. Adaptation: wide. 1973.

Gourmet – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, Buttertender class, yellow kernels, 16-18 rows. 1965.

Gran Rodeo (PS 7006 SEY) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: yellow sweetcorn; ears 14 to 16 inches long with 14 to 16 rows. Resistance: susceptible to common corn rust, northern corn leaf blight and Stewart’s wilt. Similar: Pronto. Adaptation: South America, northeast United States. 2001.

Grant – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 14 rows. 1947.

Great Plains Golden Bantam – Breeder: USDA Field Sta., Mandan, North Dakota. Vendor: Oscar H. Will Company, Bismarck, North Dakota. Parentage: selected Golden Bantam strains. Characteristics: Similar: standard Golden Bantam, but earlier and more smut resistant. Adaptation: northern Great Plains or short season climates.

Great White (SX 7103 SS W) – Breeder: René Beussen. Vendor: Seminis Veg. Seeds – Petoseed Brand. Characteristics: sh2, white, 72 days, 7″ ear. 1998.

Green Giant D138 – Breeder: Green Giant Company. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, 2300 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels.

GSS-0966 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 78 days, Yellow, sh2. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1i). Adaptation: Florida.

GSS-0978 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 77 days, Yellow, sh2. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1i). Adaptation: Northeast U.S.

GSS-3710 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 82 days, sh2, yellow.

GSS-6273 – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 82 days, sh2, yellow.

GSS-9299 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 77 days, Yellow, sh2. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1d).

GSS-9377 – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 83 days, Yellow, sh2. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1d). Adaptation: Midwestern U.S.

Guardian (XP370) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, midseason for mechanical harvesting and crate-style shipping, performs well at a population of 22,000-24,000 plants per acre. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight race 1; tolerant to strains of stewarts wilt. Similar: Florida 104. Adaptation: Florida and the eastern United States. 1980.

Gusto (XP 344) – Breeder and vendor: Asgrow. Characteristics: hybrid, early midseason, mechanical harvest for market. Resistance: H. turcicum. Asgrow Catalog. 1970.

Hallmark (1791) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, main season, yellow, 18-20 rows, deep narrow kernel, good husk cover, large ear. Similar: Stylepak. Adaptation: wide. 1974.

Hardaways Gold (5843) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: hybrid, 16 row yellow, good quality, 3-4 days earlier than Golden Cross. Similar: Butter Tender. 1972.

Harlequin (FMX 273) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: shrunken-2, bicolor, 8-10″ slightly tapered ear, 14-18 rows. 1990.

Harmony (YW 331) – Breeder and vendor: Joseph Harris Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, good quality, second early, 71 day maturity, yellow and white kernels, 7.5-8″ ears, 12-16 rows, short, sturdy plant. Similar: Sundance. Adaptation: northern United States and Canada. 1973.

Harris (Exp 1001) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: homozygous SE bicolor; high eating quality in the second early time slot; refined and slightly tapered 8-inch ears are produced in 72 days on strong clean plants; highly recommended for roadside markets that require high quality. 2002.

Harvest Gold (XP 08302418) – Breeder and vendor: Seminis. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: SU 1 processor hybrid with refined kernel style, provides a good combination of field yield and cut kernel recovery, matures in 82 days, processed kernels are an attractive bright yellow, ears are 8.0–8.5 inches long, 2.0 inch diameter with 18–22 rows and good tip fill. Resistance: Common corn rust (Race 0); intermediate to Common corn rust (D – Virulent strain), Northern corn leaf blight and Stewart’s Disease. Similar: Bonus, Legacy. Adaptation: NAFTA – Northeast United States main season. 2005.

Hawaiian Supersweet 9 – Breeder: University of Hawaii. Characteristics: bt1, open pollinated cultivar, tropical, daylength sensitive, wide tropical adaptability. Similar: Hawaiian supersweet. 1977.

Hawaiian Supersweet 10 – Breeder: University of Hawaii. Characteristics: bt1, three way hybrid, tropical, daylength sensitive, wide tropical adaptability. 1990.

Headliner (SCH34422) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: shrunken-2 bicolor late season with good emergence and seedling vigor, shipper type with clean plant and good ear package, tip fill is excellent. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight, southern corn leaf blight, and stewarts wilt. Similar: Starship.

Heart of Dixie (Code 547) – Breeder: Sweet Corn Genetic Service. Vendor: Charter. Characteristics: hybrid, strongly two eared with uniform size, long, extra tight husk. Resistance: ear worm, heat, and drought. Similar: Iobelle. Adaptation: southern and the north central United States. 1973.

Heavyweight (SCH24088) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: mid-season shrunken-2 bicolor with excellent emergence and seedling vigor, sturdy plant with very large ear and excellent kernel color contrast. Similar: Nordic.

Heritage (GH1685) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 81 days, su, yellow.

HMX 8344BS – Breeder and vendor: Harris Seeds. Characteristics: similar to Candy Store but improved; 81-day supersweet bicolor has excellent eating quality, 8-inch ears, and improved disease resistance. Resistance: tolerance to common rust (RP1D), MDM, Stewart’s wilt, and common smut. 2002.

Hollywood (XP 8414617) – Breeder: Jim Thomasson. Vendor: Seminis-Asgrow. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: shrunken bicolor hybrid with superior kernel color contrast, main season maturity. Resistance: CCR. Similar: Cabaret. Adaptation: Processor – northern SA and Canada. 2000.

Honey – Breeder: Vaughn’s. Characteristics: 72 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1957.

Honey and Cream – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, Carmelcross class, yellow and white kernels, 12-14 rows. 1951.

Honey Buns – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: heterozygous sugary enhancer, early hybrid designed to have more cold tolerance than homozygous sugary enhancers of the same season. Similar: Sugar Buns. 1989.

Honey Comb (3515) – Breeder and vendor: Northrup, King and Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, distinctive early main season, 14-18 rows, 8.5″ long, medium diameter, yellow kernel; about 25% shrunken2 kernels. Similar: Yukon. Adaptation: corn belt. 1977.

Honey Gold – Breeder: H.Fields. Vendor: Mesa Maize. Parentage: 189 x 110. Characteristics: F1 hybrid. Resistance: smut. Similar: Remarkable. Adaptation: all corn growing areas. 1985.

Honey N Pearl (SCH 4405) – Breeder and vendor: P. Mosely, Illinois Foundation Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early shrunken2 bicolor; sturdy plant type; very large ear with excellent shape and straight kernel rows, 16-18 rows; 8.5″ ear; excellent eating quality; 76 day maturity at Champaign, Illinois, moderate resistant to rust stewarts wilt, and northern corn leaf blight. Adaptation: wide. 1987.

Honey Queen – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: yellow supersweet for fresh market or roadside applications, ears are cylindrical, 8.5″ and uniform. Similar: Supersweet Jubilee, Sweetie 82. 1994.

Honey Select – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 79 days, Yellow, triple sweet. Adaptation: Northeast U.S., roadside markets, home garden trade.

Honeybutter (GH 2860) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: a second early for home gardens and fresh market with good eating quality. Similar: Sundance. 1988.

Honeyglow (133a x 127) – Breeder and vendor: Mesa Maize. Characteristics: early homozygous sugary enhancer, red husked, high sugar. Similar: Earlyglow. Adaptation: wide. 1980.

Honeymoon (XP703) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, bicolored sweet corn with excellent seedling vigor, high yields of 7.5″ ears with 14-16 rows. Resistance: tolerance to stewarts wilt. Similar: Butter and Sugar. Adaptation: northeastern United States. 1980.

Honey-n-Frost (BC-15) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, long flags, tight husk, high quality, bicolor. Similar: Sweet Sue. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the Great Lakes. 1980.

Hoosier Gold – Breeder: USDA Purdue University. Characteristics: 80-82 day maturity, Pre-Golden class, yellow kernels, 10- rows. 1952.

How Sweet It Is – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: one of the first white supersweet hybrids available on the market, won an All-American Selection Award. Similar: early white Silver Queen shrunken-2 type. 1989.

Hybrid 45 – Breeder: Crookham Company. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Early Iochief class, yellow kernels, 18-16 rows. 1959.

Hybrid C – Breeder: Maine Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Pre G.C.B. class, yellow kernels, 12 rows. 1944.

Hybrid E – Breeder: Maine Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Pre G.C.B. class, yellow kernels, 14 rows. 1946.

Hybrid M13 – Breeder: Northrup King. Characteristics: 72 day maturity, Golden Bantam class, yellow kernels, 8 rows. 1939.

Hypak (GH 1839) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: a normal sugary-1 mid-season processing hybrid; the ears are large with refined kernels and excellent recovery of cut corn. Resistance: stewarts wilt. Similar: Rival. 1988.

Hy-time – Breeder and vendor: Charter. Characteristics: hybrid, week earlier than Golden Cross Bantam, 16 row, 7.5-8″ ear, yellow deep kernels, high quality, minimum tillering. Adaptation: general. 1969.

Illini Gold (SCH 4057) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, mid-early 79 day maturity, yellow, shrunken2, sweet corn with attractive kernel shape and good depth; single stalk, sturdy plant type, tender and flavorful eating quality. Resistance: moderately resistant to stewarts bacterial wilt. Adaptation: wide.

Illini Xtrasweet (SCH 4109) – Breeder: J. Hove. Vendor: IFSI. Characteristics: 85 days, yellow, 8.5″ ear. 1968.

Illinichief Super Sweet – Breeder: J.R. Laugnan, University of Illinois. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, Sh2 Iochief class, yellow kernels, 19 rows. 1961.

Illinois 13 – Breeder: Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 82 day maturity, Cogent class, white kernels. 1944.

Illinois 14 x 11 – Breeder: Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, White Evergreen class, white kernels, 14-20 rows. 1941

Illinois 14 x 13 – Breeder: Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, White Evergreen class, white kernels, 12-16 rows. 1938.

Illinois 14 x 13 x 11 – Breeder: Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, White Evergreen class, white kernels, 12-19 rows. 1949.

Impact (CT 7702) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early ambrosial, high quality. Similar: Carmelcross. Adaptation: northern latitudes. 1977.

Imperial (5863) – Breeder: Northrup, King and Company. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, plant 6′ tall, almost free of suckers, foliage dark green, ear height 24″, short shank, 2″ husk beyond tip, medium flags, tight husks, white silk, long cylindrical ear with 14-16 rows, yellow kernels, good quality, Carmelcross season. 1967.

Incredible – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: homozygous sugary enhancer hybrid released primarily because of a good length to diameter ratio of cob appearance. Similar: Miracle. 1989.

Indian Summer (HMX 33580S) – Breeder: T.Natti. Vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 77 day maturity, tri-color or multicolored supersweet, traditional bicolor corn with purple red and black kernels, some speckled color kernels as well, eating quality is unique, very sweet and uniquely tender for a shrunken-2 cultivar, eat fresh like sweetcorn.

Innovator – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: first sh2 with se modifiers (“augmented”).

Intrepid (CT 11 13) – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, cold tolerant. Similar: Early Iochief. Adaptation: northern latitudes. 1977.

Intrigue – Breeder and vendor: Crookham Company. Characteristics: early heterozygous se processor.

Ioana – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1936.

Iobelle – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-14 rows. 1956.

Iochief – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 16-20 rows. 1951.

Iogold Early – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Carmelcross class, yellow kernels, 10-12 rows. 1949.

Iogreen 56 – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, white kernels, 16-20 rows. 1945.

Iogreen 91 – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, white kernels, 18-22 rows. 1942.

Iosquaw – Breeder: Iowa Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: Golden Cross class, white kernels, 16-20 rows. 1953.

Iosweet EH (H25083) – Breeder and vendor: Charter Res. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, high row count, tender pericarp, high sugar content, pleasant to taste, remains in edible or processing stage for up to 2 weeks longer than other corns. Similar: Iochief. Adaptation: wide. 1977.

Ivory N Gold (SCH 4401) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, early, 75 day maturity at Champaign, Illinois, shrunken2 bicolor sweet corn with large ear and excellent eating quality; 14-16-kernel rows, with distinctive contrasting yellow and white kernel color. Resistance: northern corn leaf blight, moderate to stewarts wilt. Adaptation: wide.

Jackpot – Breeder and vendor: Novartis. Characteristics: 82 days, Bicolor, se. Resistance: Common Rust (Rp1d). Adaptation: Northeast U.S., roadside markets, home garden trade.

Jamboree (Cr063-78) – Breeder: Crookham Company. Parentage: closed. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, high yielding market corn. Resistance: maize dwarf mosaic. 1965.

Jasper – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: very early yellow. Similar: Polarvee.

Jazz (BC80-2716) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: a first early bicolor with a large ear and good eating quality. Similar: Sugar and Gold. 1983.

Jefferson – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 77 day maturity, Late Carmelcross class, white kernels. 1948.

Jewel (XP464) – Breeder and vendor: Agway. Characteristics: 75 day maturity, bicolor, shrunken-2 genotype; plants are 6-6.5′ tall, generally single stalked; ears are 8-8.5″ in length with 14-16 kernel rows, distinguished by stiff branched, fluffy tassel. Similar: Top Notch.

Jubilee – Breeder: Rogers Brothers Company. Characteristics: 87 day maturity, Iochief class, yellow kernels, 16-20 rows. 1959.

Jumpstart (SCH34295) – Breeder and vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: early shrunken-2 bicolor with good emergence and seedling vigor; good husk protection and tip fill for maturity. Similar: Xtra-Sweet 4427.

Kandy Kiss (FMX 81) – Breeder: D.Jeffers. Vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: shrunken-2 market hybrid with cylindrical, well-filled ears. Resistance: tolerance to blight. Similar: Candy Bar. 1987.

Kandy Korn EH (H75201-51) – Breeder and vendor: Charter Research. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, red stalk and husk with green background when snapped, tender pericarp, high sugar content, pleasant to taste, remains edible in processing stage for up to 2 weeks longer than normal. Adaptation: wide. 1977.

Kandy Krisp (70) – Breeder: Rupp. Vendor: Illinois Foundation Seed. Characteristics: 70 day maturity, bicolor supersweet. Similar: Honey and Pearl. 1990.

Kandy Kwik EH (GH 1737) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: yellow se, 67 day maturity, maturity 7″ ear, 14 row count, excellent package. Similar: Sundance, Sprite (Harris Moran). 1993.

Kandy Treat EH (85-531 EH) – Breeder: Dr.Whitwood. Vendor: Musser. Characteristics: 83 day maturity; short compact plant; ear long; 14-16 rows; quality excellent; very tender and sweet; yellow homozygous, home garden and local markets. 1987.

Keystone Evergreen Hybrid – Breeder: Corneli. Characteristics: 86 day maturity, 2122 GDD, Cogent class, white kernels, 16-18 rows. 1948.

King Arthur – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 66 days, se, yellow.

Kiss and Tell – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 64 days, se, bicolor.

Kodiak – Breeder and vendor: Sunseeds. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, sugary1, su1/su1, hybrid; 69 day maturity; segregating light and dark silk color, yellow kernels; 12-14 rows. Similar: Golden Beauty. Adaptation: wide.

Kokanee (HMX 0395) – Breeder: Ed Snyder. Vendor: Harris Moran. Parentage: F1 hybrid. Characteristics: 78 day maturity; yellow Su processing type; 8.0 to 8.5 inch long ear with 18-20 rows and 1.9 to 2.0 inch diameter. Resistance: Fusarium stalk rot, common smut. Adaptation: U.S. 2003.

Krispy King (Gss 3492) – Breeder and vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: yellow, shrunken-2 sweetcorn, 78 day maturity, excellent vigor. Similar: Challenger, 7210. 1993.

Lancelot – Breeder and vendor: Stokes. Characteristics: 80 days, se, bicolor.

Lancer (LM-B) – Breeder and vendor: Seedway. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, huge ear, rugged stalk, easy snapping for mechanical harvest. Similar: Goldcup. Adaptation: northeastern United States and the Great Lakes states. 1978.

Landmark – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. Characteristics: 75 days, sh2, yellow.

Largo (GH77-2269) – Breeder: L.Hansen. Vendor: Rogers. Characteristics: 80 day maturity, yellow fresh market hybrid with good flag leaves and husk cover; prolific, high yield. Similar: Bellringer. 1983.

Laureate – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: white shrunken-2 (supersweet) hybrid; excellent eating quality. Similar: Pegasus. 1990.

Lee – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels. 1942.

Legacy (FMX 268) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: very good kernel shape and size for processing, use in areas where multiple disease resistance is necessary. Resistance: rust, smut, stewarts wilt. Similar: Viking. 1993.

Legend (HMX 7345) – Breeder and vendor: Harris Moran. 1989.

Lexington – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 77 day maturity, Late Carmelcross class, yellow kernels. 1948.

Lexus (FMX 292) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 80-day maturity, yellow, normal sugary-1 processing sweetcorn, refined deep kernels, good flag length and strong plant; height is 6-7′ and ears are 28″. Resistance: Rp1d rust, moderate to southern corn leaf blight. Similar: Jubilee.

Lincoln – Breeder: Connecticut Agric. Exp. Sta. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels. 1942.

Little Jewels (NH84D) – Breeder: G.Dunn. Vendor: UNH. Characteristics: 4″ ear with small, multicolored kernels; over 50% purple husk; 6-7′ plant; matures in about 95 days in Northern New England, making it the earliest ornamental flint corn. Similar: Fiesta, but considerably smaller ear. 1988.

Lobo (XP8414297) – Breeder: Todd Cutting. Vendor: Seminis – Asgrow Brand. Characteristics: main season maturity, processor. 1999.

Lonewolf (PS 8001 SSB) – Breeder and vendor: Petoseed. Characteristics: late, bicolor, sh2, shipper, excellent fresh market ear.

Long Sweet Corn – Breeder and vendor: Burpee Seed Co. Adaptation: U.S. 2004.

Longchief – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 85 day maturity, 2018 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 20-18 rows. 1954.

Longchief 65 – Breeder and vendor: SRS Seeds, Niagara Chemical Division, FMC Corp. Characteristics: F1 hybrid, plant drought resistant, almost without suckers; a heavy yielder; ear large, 8-10″ long, mostly 18 rowed, cylindrical, well filled tips with excellent husk cover, excellent quality, main season. Similar: Longchief. Adaptation: wide. 1966.

Longold – Breeder: Michael-Leonard Company. Characteristics: 84 day maturity, 1990 GDD, Golden Cross class, yellow kernels, 12-16 rows. 1958.

Lumina (FMX293) – Breeder and vendor: Ferry-Morse. Characteristics: 82-83 day maturity, yellow normal sugary-1 processing corn, 18-22 row, 8-11″ long, has deep refined kernels. Resistance: Rp1d rust, smut, southern corn leaf blight. Similar: More, Viking.

Luscious – Breeder and vendor: Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Parentage: hybrid. Characteristics: organic, sweet corn; large, blocky ears; average in length from 7 1/2 to 8 inches with 16 to 18 rows of tender, sweet kernels with good corn flavor; ears are easy to pick; widely adapted; matures in 75 days. 2005.

Lyric – Breeder and vendor: Crookham. Characteristics: excellent early vigor, high eating quality, rugged plant. Resistance: good tolerance to Stewart’s wilt. Similar: Earlivee. 1989.