Corn varieties: TOP 50 best with descriptions and characteristics with photos

When choosing a variety of corn, carefully study the characteristics. The choice is made taking into account the intended purpose of the crop and growing conditions. Among a wide variety of species, corn is selected with certain taste qualities and ripening dates. Selected varieties of fodder corn for popcorn and other uses.

The best varieties of corn

There are different types of corn, and it is impossible to single out one, the best. There is a large classification of cereals. You need to select a suitable variety according to geographical features, weather conditions.

An important role in choosing a variety is played by the intended purpose of the harvested crop. For example, only bursting varieties of vegetables are suitable for making popcorn. Some types are suitable for canning, boiling or freezing.

For home growing in Russia, the following varieties of corn are considered the best:

Sweet variety Lakomka 121 is characterized by early ripening of the crop. From the moment of emergence of seedlings to ripeness, 65 days pass. Productivity is high, grains are yellow, plant length is 18 cm.
Dobrynya is distinguished by large cobs with a sweetish aftertaste. Plant height 160 cm, yellow grains. Harvesting starts after 70 days.

Spirit refers to early sweet crops. Harvest begins two months after planting. The plant is unpretentious, reaches a height of two meters, the grains are large, deep yellow.
Variety Early gold refers to plants of early ripening period (90 days pass). The vegetable shows resistance to fungal diseases, forms a high yield. Cobs are small with yellow, soft grains.
Ice Nectar is a late maturing variety. It is distinguished by high sweetness and numerous yields. Cobs are large, grains are yellow, soft and juicy.

Other productive varieties and hybrids of cereals include: Sundance, Pioneer, Syngenta, Jubilee.

Corn: varieties and hybrids

Not only varieties, but also hybrids of corn have been identified. They are characterized by high resistance to diseases, rich yields, endure weather changes, and the harvested crop is stored for a long time and does not deteriorate.

There are 6 main groups of sugar varieties of vegetables, which differ in the color and shape of the grains, as well as the structure of the ears and leaves. Within each group there are types of high-yielding corn. Types of corn:

Sugar corn is used in cooking. The grains are nutritious and sweet, the outer shell is wrinkled.
The tooth-like type of vegetable is used most often for industrial purposes. A distinctive feature is the starch content of 75%, high vitreousness and minimal flouriness.

The flinty or Indian variety is not very productive, but has many other advantages: it tolerates frost well, is resistant to many diseases, and its strong stem protects against lodging. Ideal for animal feed due to the high starch content of the grains.
Powdery or starchy variety of grain is rarely grown in Russia. It is poorly stored and tolerates bad weather. The shell of the grains is practically absent, so harvesting is difficult, most of the cobs are damaged.

Wax culture is rare. The grains have a characteristic waxy color, the peel is thin and smooth, they contain 95% starch. Used in animal feed.
The bursting type of corn is used for making confectionery. The starch content in grains is not more than 60%.

The most productive varieties of vegetables can be found among other groups. There is also a semi-dentate, membranous, starchy-sugar variety of corn.

Early corn

Early varieties of corn include plants that are able to form a crop in a short time period, 11-12 weeks after planting. Suitable for regions where summer is short. It is better to plant seedlings in open ground. Varieties:

Early sweet hybrid Trophy F1 with a growing season of 75 days. The stem of the plant does not exceed two meters, the cob is small (no more than 22 cm). The plant is disease-resistant, tolerates drought well.
Jubilee F1 is characterized by early ripening (81 days), rich taste, high yield and disease resistance. Cob length 23 cm, grains are yellow, sweet.

Early ripe hybrid Landmark F1 can be stored for a long time after harvest, shows resistance to many diseases, cob length 21 cm, grains are yellow, juicy.
The Ladoga 250 MW corn hybrid has mid-early ripening limits. The duration of the growing season is 105 days. Grains tooth-shaped, yellow. The plant is 250 cm high. The hybrid is highly drought-resistant, does not lodge, rarely gets sick.
Ladoga 191 belongs to early ripe corn hybrids. You can start harvesting after 95 days. The grains are dentate-siliceous, yellow. The stem of the plant stretches up to 250 cm. The hybrid tolerates cold well and is highly resistant to diseases.

Early varieties of grain produce an early first harvest and all perform well.

Mid-ripening varieties of sweet corn

Vegetables of the middle ripening period are characterized by longer ripening periods. These varieties of corn tolerate short-term drought well, the crop is well stored and retains its taste in any culinary preparation. Varieties:

Excellent quality and wonderful, sweet taste hybrid Sweetstar F Plant height about two meters. The length of the cobs is 22 cm, the grains are amber-yellow in color. Shows good disease resistance.
Maxalia corn hybrid is characterized by medium plant size, elongated cob, tooth-like grains, yellow. The hybrid is resistant to many diseases, gives a high yield.
The growing season of the Cowberry variety lasts 80 days. The length of the cob is 22 cm, it weighs 200 g. The grains are juicy, yellow in color. High disease resistance.

Hybrid Favorit is demanding on top dressing and irrigation, resistant to many diseases and has a high yield. Plant height 170 cm, cob length 19 cm, weight 200 g. Bright yellow grain.
Corn varieties include Pearl with a sweet juicy taste that does not change during cooking, freezing and canning. The height of the stem is 20 cm, the cob is formed 21 cm long. High disease resistance and good keeping quality.

Other popular varieties and hybrids of cereal vegetables with an average crop ripening period include: Delicacy, Mermaid, Spirit F1.

The most productive late varieties

Vegetable with late ripening of the crop is highly resistant to various adverse factors. The most productive late-ripening varieties of corn include the following:

The growing season of the Polaris hybrid is 105 days. The culture is demanding on top dressing, irrigation, does not tolerate cold well, but is resistant to diseases and lodging. Stem height 200 cm, cob length 24 cm, weight 330 g. The grain contains a lot of sugar, yellow, covered with a thin shell on top.
Hybrid Bashkirovets begins to ripen after 140 days. Seedlings do not tolerate frost well. The plant reaches 280 cm, the length of the cob is 23 cm, the weight is 350 g. The grain is large, smooth, light yellow in color. The culture is rarely affected by various diseases.
Russian Bursting 3 takes 95 days to mature. Plant height 180 cm, cob length 20 cm, weight 250 g. Average yield, resistant to diseases. Used to make popcorn and cereal.

All varieties of grains are high in sugar, soft and juicy.

Corn for popcorn

Separate varieties of culture are chosen for popcorn. The grains of this group of vegetables have thin walls, inside they contain a drop of water with starch, which turns into steam when heated. As a result, under pressure, the grain bursts.

The following varieties of corn are used for cooking: Pop-Pop, Ping-Pong, Volcano, Zeya Krasnaya, Gostinets, Vnuchkina Joy.

Characteristics of corn varieties for popcorn:

Oerlikon cobs ripen after 105 days. Plant height 220 cm, cob weight 120 g, grains are large, yellow. The variety is characterized by high cold resistance and disease resistance.

Volcano variety is resistant to many diseases, drought, cold. Plant height 200 cm, cob length 21 cm. The grains are small, yellow.
The beautiful Zeya red variety is distinguished by burgundy-red grains and early ripening (80 days). The plant grows up to 180 cm, the length of the ears is 20 cm.
The early-ripening vegetable variety for popcorn Vnuchkina Joy is characterized by early ripening, an average of 72 days is enough. The plant reaches a height of 160 cm. The cobs are small, their length is 11 cm, weight is 230 g. The grains are small, orange. The variety is resistant to diseases, gives a consistently high yield even under adverse conditions.

The bursting crop is demanding on watering, top dressing and air content in the soil. Therefore, harrowing, loosening, weeding should be carried out regularly.

Krasnodar corn

The best varieties of grain vegetables for open ground are widely introduced into production and are successfully grown in regions with a hot climate. All of them are characterized by high, stable yields, they tolerate insufficient soil moisture and drought well:

Krasnodarsky 291 corn seeds belong to the medium-early type of plants. The vegetation period lasts 108 days. The yield of the hybrid is high. Grains tooth-shaped, yellow. Plant height 190 cm, cylindrical cob weighs 300 g. The hybrid is disease and drought resistant.

Corn Krasnodar 194 MB has an average yield. Cultivated for grain and silage. The main characteristics of corn variety Krasnodarsky 194 include: a cylindrical cob, grains are tooth-like-siliceous, the plant grows up to 250 cm. The description of the hybrid notes high resistance to lodging, cold and diseases.
Krasnodarsky 377 AMV belongs to the mid-season type of plants with a vegetation period of 113 days. Plant height 250 cm. The grain is yellow, tooth-shaped. The cob weighs approximately 370 g. The hybrid tolerates drought well and is resistant to diseases.

Other varieties of Krasnodar corn include: hybrid Krasnodar corn, Krasnodar sugar 250, Krasnodar 436 MV, Krasnodar 303 TV.

Feed corn varieties

Fodder corn is grown to feed domestic herbivores. The plant should be distinguished by massive greenery and you can not wait for the cobs to fully ripen. The following seeds are considered the best varieties of feed corn:

Hybrid vegetable Pearl is characterized by high yield, medium early ripening (82 days), resistant to many diseases.
Seeds of hybrid corn Adewey grown for grain and silage, suitable for early sowing. Plant height 270 cm, cobs elongated, grains flint-toothed. The hybrid is resistant to lodging, drought, disease.
Saratov sugar medium-sized variety of culture, stem height 150 cm, characterized by early ripening. The variety is valued for its resistance to drought, cold, disease.
The best variety of fodder corn is Aurika. Plant height 170 cm. Refers to early ripe varieties. Weakly affected by fungal diseases.

What other varieties of corn are there that can be grown for animal feed? The following forage varieties are popular:

High-yielding, early-ripening hybrid Golden Fleece is resistant to major diseases, shows resistance to lodging. The culture is demanding on heat, watering and fertilizers.
Plants of the hybrid Kuban early ripening grow up to 170 cm. They are distinguished by high silage yield.
Early ripe hybrid Viola is characterized by high silage yield. The hybrid is resistant to lodging and diseases. Stem height 2 meters.

There is a variety of elite hybrids of DKS corn from the manufacturer Monsanto. All hybrids are suitable for growing for silage, following traditional tillage practices.

White corn varieties

The white variety of the vegetable is a hybrid. The sweet grain is painted white and has a small size. The plant itself grows up to two meters, the leaves are long, pointed. Species:

Thompson Prolific is a high yielding crop from North America. The plant grows up to 3 meters. The length of the cobs is 42 cm. Large white grains. Most often grown for making flour.
Hybrid Snow avalanche refers to early ripe, medium-sized, high-yielding crops. White grains are sweet and juicy. The hybrid tolerates drought and cold well.

Mid-ripening White Cloud vegetable variety, designed for popcorn production. The plant is medium-sized, the length of the cob is 22 cm. The variety is resistant to southern helminthosporiasis.
Early ripe hybrid Snow Queen is designed for cooking and baking. The plant shows high resistance to diseases, the height of the stem reaches 180 cm. The length of the cobs is 18 cm, the grains are white with a high sugar content.

Other varieties of varieties with white grains include: White Sugar Queen, Eskimo, Ice Nectar, Snow White.

Japanese corn

Among other varieties of grain crops, Japanese corn stands apart, which is more of an ornamental variety. The subspecies differs not only in the peculiar color and shape of the ears, but also in beautiful leaves.

The ears are edible at the stage of milky ripeness, but they are uneven in shape, and the grains are small. The seeds of Japanese corn are most often dark red in color, the cobs are small, elongated.

Pearl wonder corn has beautiful, decorative foliage with colorful stripes.The plant reaches a height of 160 cm. Ripe cobs can be eaten and decorate the room with them. A crop grown in open ground is demanding on heat and soil composition. Does not tolerate drafts and strong winds.

Bonduelle variety

In fact, there is no such variety of corn. Bonduelle is the name of a brand of canned products that combines sweet types of vegetables: Trophy F1, Spirit F1, Dobrynya F1, Bonus.

Sweet, coarse-grained variety of Bonduelle corn is intended for cultivation in central Russia. Most hybrids of the crop are characterized by high yields and excellent taste. Cobs with sweet grains can be eaten both fresh and cooked.

In order to grow corn with good yields, it is necessary to establish a sufficient watering regime and fertilizing. You can choose Bonduelle varieties with different harvesting times and tastes.

Corn for cooking

For cooking, you need to choose not fodder varieties of corn, but a sugar variety in the stage of milky ripeness. The color of the grains should be milky yellow or golden. It is best to choose sugar varieties of corn for cooking: Spirit, Voronezhskaya 80, Pioneer, Ice Nectar, Jubilee, Early Golden, Lakomka.

You can cook a vegetable in a saucepan, slow cooker, oven, microwave. The ear can not be cleaned before cooking, just remove the top leaves. Cobs of the same size are placed for some time in cold water and only then they start cooking. Then they are transferred to new cold water and put on fire. S alt and sugar are added 15 minutes before cooking.

Young corn takes 20 minutes to be fully cooked. A ripe vegetable is cooked a little more, about 40 minutes. Readiness can be judged by the softness of the grains, if they are easily pierced with a fork, then you can drain the water. After that, for another 30 minutes, the pan with the vegetable is wrapped in heat.

Dental and Semi-Dental

In varieties of dent corn (Sterling, Syngenta, Dneprovsky 172 MV, Krasnodar 436 MV, Kadr 443 CB) grains have an elongated shape with a characteristic depression at the top, which is formed at the ripening stage. In outline, they resemble a tooth. This group of plants includes varieties and hybrids with yellow and white grains. Most often varieties with late harvest ripening.

Semi-dentate culture obtained by crossing flint and dent corn. This group is distinguished by varieties with high yields. The plant can be used to produce animal feed, and the ears are allowed to be eaten.

Silicon

The shape of the grains of flint corn is round, the top is convex, the surface is smooth, glossy. The color can be lilac, chocolate, variegated or yellow. A distinctive feature is the content of a large amount of starch.

The most popular types of flint corn include: Voronezhskaya 80, Voronezhskaya 76, Severodakotskaya, Cherokee Blue, Ornamental Congo. All varieties are characterized by high yields, resistance to diseases and changes in air temperature.

Hybrid Phenomenon

Corn hybrid SI Phenomenon has medium-early crop maturation. Grown for the production of animal feed, as well as for grains. The grains are tooth-shaped orange in color, the starch content is 72%. The plant exhibits high disease resistance.

Other characteristics of the Phenomenon hybrid include: large cobs with a large number of rows, grains quickly release moisture during ripening, the root system develops quickly. The plant is highly resistant to drought, frost, and lodging.

Pioner and his hybrids

Pioner is a well-known producer of corn seeds.Produced varieties of plants are grown in any climatic conditions, they show resistance to common diseases of crops and allow you to harvest a rich harvest. The grains on the cob are elongated, large, tooth-shaped. The shell has a medium hardness.

The most popular Pioneer corn hybrids include: PR38D93 Anasta, 3893 Clarica, Pioneer 37D25 and 39F58. Characteristics of grades:

Silicon-dentate variety Pr39B29 FAO 170 with very early ripening. Grown for silage and grain. The pulp of the grains is high in starch, they quickly release moisture during the ripening period.
Elite FAO 210 is characterized by rapid growth, resistance to adverse factors and diseases, adapts well to any soil composition. The grain is of the siliceous type, characterized by a high return of moisture during maturation.

Costella FAO 220 is a short plant. The grains are of a flint-tooth type with a high starch content. The hybrid is resistant to major diseases, adapts to any soil composition.
Mid-season hybrid Clarica FAO 310 has a high yield. The type of grain is dentate, they give off moisture well during maturity. The hybrid has good drought resistance, disease tolerance.
Mid-late hybrid PR 38D93 Anasta with high yield potential. The grains are distinguished by a high return of moisture, they are of the tooth-like type. Shows resistance to many diseases.

Due to the high nutritional content of Pioneer's corn, it is used for the production of feed for herbivores, and is also used in the food industry for the manufacture of flour, cereals, canned products.

Membranous

All varieties of hulled corn have no nutritional value, so the variety is very poor. Corn is grown only for silage, for the sake of green mass. A variety of culture is common in Africa, where it is fed to herbivores.

The birthplace of the membranous variety of the plant is South America. The grains are indistinguishable in color and shape from other types of corn.

A characteristic feature is the presence of scales that cover the entire cob and each individual grain.

Waxy

Waxy corn varieties have a matte, smooth grain surface. The outer shell is opaque and dense. The pulp is mealy, sticky, since the starch of the pulp consists of almost 100% amylopectin.

Description of varieties:

Mid-ripening Strawberry culture belongs to ornamental plants, but the cobs can also be eaten. The taste is pleasant and slightly sweet. The leaves are ribbon-shaped with white stripes. Red-burgundy cobs, 7 cm long. Plant stem 150 cm.
Mid-season variety Namutr reaches a height of 220 cm. Ears of a pyramidal shape, 14 cm long. Grains are oblong, gray, lilac-white and mother-of-pearl.
Oaxacan red corn is an early maturing crop (90 days). Plant height 2 meters. The cob is formed into a rounded shape, 20 cm long. The medium-sized grain is red in color, juicy and sweet in taste.

The kernels on the cob of waxy corn can be of different shapes and colors. The main purpose of the mature crop is its further processing into starch.