Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020
Modern sweet corn is distinguished from other vegetable corns by the presence of one or more recessive alleles within the maize endosperm starch synthesis pathway. This results in reduced starch content and increased sugar concentration when consumed fresh. Fresh sweet corn originated in the USA and...
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| description | Modern sweet corn is distinguished from other vegetable corns by the presence of one or more recessive alleles within the maize endosperm starch synthesis pathway. This results in reduced starch content and increased sugar concentration when consumed fresh. Fresh sweet corn originated in the USA and has since been introduced in countries around the World with increasing popularity as a favored vegetable choice. Several reviews have been published recently on endosperm genetics, breeding, and physiology that focus on the basic biology and uses in the US. However, new questions concerning sustainability, environmental care, and climate change, along with the introduction of sweet corn in other countries have produced a variety of new uses and research activities. This review is a summary of the sweet corn research published during the five years preceding 2021. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87c5ed6f9d534820923d33c4f93f879a2023-11-21T10:11:00ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-03-0111353410.3390/agronomy11030534Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020Pedro Revilla0Calli M. Anibas1William F. Tracy2Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC), Apartado 28, 36080 Pontevedra, SpainDepartment of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USADepartment of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1514, USAModern sweet corn is distinguished from other vegetable corns by the presence of one or more recessive alleles within the maize endosperm starch synthesis pathway. This results in reduced starch content and increased sugar concentration when consumed fresh. Fresh sweet corn originated in the USA and has since been introduced in countries around the World with increasing popularity as a favored vegetable choice. Several reviews have been published recently on endosperm genetics, breeding, and physiology that focus on the basic biology and uses in the US. However, new questions concerning sustainability, environmental care, and climate change, along with the introduction of sweet corn in other countries have produced a variety of new uses and research activities. This review is a summary of the sweet corn research published during the five years preceding 2021.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/3/534sweet cornbreedingstresspestsnutritionquality |
| spellingShingle | Pedro Revilla Calli M. Anibas William F. Tracy Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020 Agronomy sweet corn breeding stress pests nutrition quality |
| title | Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020 |
| title_full | Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020 |
| title_fullStr | Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020 |
| title_short | Sweet Corn Research around the World 2015–2020 |
| title_sort | sweet corn research around the world 2015 2020 |
| topic | sweet corn breeding stress pests nutrition quality |
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