Baby corn (also known as young corn, cornlets or baby sweetcorn) is a cereal grain taken from corn (maize) harvested early while the stalks are still small and immature. It typically is eaten whole - cob included - in contrast to mature corn, whose cob is too tough for human consumption. It is eaten both raw and cooked. Baby corn is common in stir fry dishes.
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Production methods
There are two methods for producing baby corn either as a primary crop or as a secondary crop in a planting of sweet corn or field corn. In the first method, a seed variety is chosen and planted to produce only baby corn. Many varieties are suitable, but those developed specifically for baby corn tend to produce more ears per plant. In the second production method, the variety is selected to produce sweet or field corn. The second ear from the top of the plant is harvested for baby corn, while the top ear is allowed to mature.
Baby corn ears are hand-picked as soon as the corn silks emerge from the ear tips, or a few days after. Corn generally matures very quickly, so the harvest of baby corn must be timed carefully to avoid ending up with more mature corn ears. Baby corn ears are typically 4.5 to 10 cm (1.8-3.9 in) in length and 7 to 17 mm (0.28-0.67 in) in diameter.
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Planting methods
Generally, there are two planting methods.
1. Facade Plantation: This plantation method is based on heavy soil types. Because the baby corns grow well in crumbly & brittle lands. The corn scoping have to be 50x50cm. The number of seed ranching is 3-4. After 14 days, it needs to be thin out to preserve 2 bulbs.
2. Recorded Plantation:This method is based on the rainfall culmination. The procedure is suitable where rainfall is limited and the soil is good drainage. The course field is made by dual-core strip edge.The notch between the series is 50 cm and between weed, it's 25-30 cm. Subsequently, it needs to be thin out to conserve 2 bulbs after 14 days.
Uses
Baby corn is consumed worldwide. Its production has increased from 239.7 to 279.7 million tonnes from 2003 to 2013.
Baby corn forage can also be fed fresh or ensiled to livestock animals.
References
External links
- What is Baby Corn? Farming Method.
- Baby corn plants characteristics Farming Method.
- What is Baby Corn? Pamphlet From Washington State University
Source of article : Wikipedia
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