12 Sweet Corn Varieties for Growers that Are Sweeter and Hardier Than Ever
Are you looking for new sweet corn varieties to round out your crop selection? Scan the photo gallery above for a dozen diverse choices.
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'Catalyst XR F1'
Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
Distributor: Harris Seeds
Type: Bicolor supersweet
Ear length: 7.5 to 8.25 inches
Row count: 14 to 18
Disease package: Ps (Rp1-GDJ)
Days to maturity: 66
Other: ‘Catalyst XR F1’ is the earliest augmented supersweet bicolor on the market with attractive ears that have great size and tip fill with moderate kernel tenderness and sweetness. Strong seedling vigor and short maturity will help place it first at market. -
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'Crave'
Breeder: Syngenta Vegetable Seeds
Type: Sh2 (supersweet)
Ear length: 8 inches
Row count: 16 to 18
Days to maturity: 78
Other: ‘Crave’ has vibrant, bicolor kernels and boasts outstanding eating quality and strong consumer appeal, as well as great husk length, color, and flags. -
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'Enchanted'
Breeder: Seneca Vegetable Research
Distributor: Johnny's Selected Seed
Type: Bicolor supersweet
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to NCLB, Common rust, and Stewart's wilt
Days to maturity: 78
Other: Exceptional flavor and excellent vigor for growing in organic and low-input systems are two characteristics of ‘Enchanted’. Plump ears look great on the farm stand. This variety has high ear placement and good snap for easy harvest. Seed is certified organic. -
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'Flagler F1'
Ear length: 8 inches
Row count: 16 to 18
Disease package: Rust Rp1G & Rp1I
Days to maturity: 77
Other: ‘Flagler’ is a high-yielding bicolor supersweet with 8-inch ears borne on strong, well-adapted plants. Vibrantly contrasting kernels are protected by an attractive husk package with nice flag leaves and a short shank. -
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'KickOff XR'
Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
Distributor: Rupp Seeds
Type: Bicolor improved supersweet
Ear size: 8.25 inches by 1.9 inches
Row count: 16 to 18
Disease package: Moderate resistance to rust
Days to maturity: 69
Other: ‘Kickoff XR’ offers impeccable eating quality for early in the season, good white- to yellow-kernel contrast, and strong tip fill. -
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'Nectar'
Distributor: Seedway, LLC
Type: Bicolor SE
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to Et
Days to maturity: 77
Other: ‘Nectar’ is a main season QuadSweet bicolor with a wonderful heirloom taste, like sweet corn. was meant to taste. This strong plant produces a dark-green husk with good cover. Expect 8-inch ears filled to the tip. -
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'Nirvana'
Type: Bicolor improved supersweet
Ear size: 8 inches by 1.8 inches
Row count: 16
Disease package: Moderate resistance to rust; resistant to Northern leaf blight
Days to maturity: 75
Other: ‘Nirvana’ is a combination of great vigor and emergence along with fantastic flavor and texture. -
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'Pursuit'
Type: Triplesweet
Ear size: 7.9 inches by 2 inches
Row count: 16 to 18
Days to maturity: 80
Other: ‘Pursuit’ offers superior eating quality with tender kernels, consistent maximized yield potential, broad-spectrum control of lepidopteran pests including Western bean cutworm, and tolerance to glyphosate and glufosinate herbicides approved for application on ‘Attribute II’ sweet corn. -
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'Resolve VX'
Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
Distributor: Stokes Seeds
Type: Early white
Ear length: About 3 inches by 8 inches
Disease package: Resistant to DM
Days to maturity: 71
Regions: Northeast
Other: Excellent tip fill for early season shipping. Easy to pick. -
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'Signature XR'
Type: Bicolor
Disease package: Resistant to common rust
Days to maturity: 72
Regions: Northeast
Other: Excellent holding ability. Very tender kernels with good sweetness.IFSI.com; StokeSeeds.com
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'Solstice'
Type: Sh2 (augmented) bicolor
Row count: 16
Ear length: 7.5 inches
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to NCLB
Days to maturity: 70
Regions: Northeast, Northwest, and Midwest
Other: ‘Solstice’ is an early, 70-day maturity bicolor and is part of the augmented family. This makes it the highest eating quality in this maturity slot. ‘Solstice’ has strong emergence, a good size ear, a strong husk-covered tip and exceptional tip fill. It has a quick snap for ease in picking and a short shank for packaging. ‘Solstice’s’ early slot allows it to work well with ‘Nirvana’ and both items will build customer loyalty with their unique bite and taste. -
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'Temptress'
Breeder: Crookham Company
Distributor: Clifton Seeds
Type: Syngergistic (QuadSweet) bicolor
Row count: 16
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: High resistance to common rust (PsRpGDJ); Intermediate resistance to NCLB and MDM
Days to maturity: 70
Regions: Northeast, Northwest, and Midwest
Other: ‘Temptress’ is your early choice for the QuadSweets as it has strong emergence and a sturdy plant. The consistency of ‘Temptress’ is impressive for its early maturity. It has strong tip fill, good husk protection, and even rowing on good size ears while still boosting the superb eating quality of the QuadSweets. ‘Temptress’ works well with the later maturing ‘Nectar,’ and both are a great choice for organic growers.
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'Catalyst XR F1'
'Crave'
'Enchanted'
'Flagler F1'
'KickOff XR'
'Nectar'
'Nirvana'
'Pursuit'
'Resolve VX'
'Signature XR'
'Solstice'
'Temptress'
Disease Code Key
- CR — Common rush
- DM — Downy mildew
- Et — Northern corn leaf blight caused by Exserohilum turcicum (= Helminthosporium turcicum)
- MDM — Maize dwarf mosaic
- NCLB — Northern corn leaf blight
- PsRp-GDJ — Common rust cause by Puccinia sorghi controlled by Rp1-d, g, and j genes
- Rp1-GDJ — Common rust controlled by RP1-d, g, j genes
- Rp1-G — Common rust controlled by RP1-g genes
Rp1-I — Common rust controlled by RP1-I genes
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Carol Miller is the Lead Editor of American Vegetable Grower®, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.