Corn excellent varieties and high-yield cultivation techniques 3

Author: Wen Xinlian
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: Corn is one of the main staple crops, with planting area and total output in China ranking second in the world, only after the United States. Corn is also a key raw material for converting meat, eggs, and dairy products, with high feed value and being an essential feed grain for the livestock industry. In southern China, corn planting areas are relatively small, and total output is insufficient. In recent years, with the rapid development of the livestock industry, the demand for feed has been increasing daily, making the supply-demand gap for corn particularly prominent. Utilizing the abundant temperature, light, water, and heat resources in southern China, adjusting the grain production structure, expanding corn production, and improving self-sufficiency to meet social demand are the fundamental solutions to the current structural grain shortage. As one of the "Seed Engineering" series, this book focuses on the characteristics of corn production in southern China, highlighting more than 80 hybrid varieties, top-cross varieties, three-way cross varieties, and specialty corn varieties (such as waxy corn and sweet corn) that are currently being promoted in the region. It also introduces seed production techniques and high-yield cultivation methods, aiming to promote the combination of superior seeds and superior methods, and to advance the development of corn production in southern China. This book is suitable for agricultural technicians, grassroots rural cadres, and the general farming population, and can also serve as a teaching material for agricultural technology extension, seed propagation, and the Green Certificate Engineering training program.