Sweet Corn Age Group: Suitable For All

Sweet corn is a specialty maize species that differ genetically from the field maize. Its kernels are tender, delicious, and eaten as a vegetable in many cuisines worldwide. In contrast to the traditional field corn, sweet corn crops are harvested while their corn-ears have just attained the milky stage. The cob is either used immediately or frozen for later use since its sugar content turns quickly into starch.

Corn is native to the Central Americas which then introduced to the rest of the world through Spanish explorers. Sweetcorn differs genetically from the field maize by mutation at the sugary (su) locus.

The crop has achieved major success as one of the important commercial cash crops in many tropical and semi-tropical countries, including the USA. Scientific name: Zea mays var. saccharata.