Corson

Sweetcorn

Corson set the standard in sweetcorn seed production, supplying New Zealand's leading exporters and fresh sweetcorn market growers. Corson's flagship brand, TenderSweet, is at the forefront of sweetcorn genetics, producing corn that is very sweet with a deep bite. For the grower, it also provides an extended window to harvest.

Corson's specialist Sweetcorn hybrids are listed below; however for more information please contact one of our customer service team.

Early Tender Bicolour

• Ideal for early season sowing
• Medium plant size with excellent roots allowing for vigorous growth
• Medium green ear package and flag leaf length
• Very good eating quality in an early hybrid
• Maintains quality and appearance over an extended harvest window

 

Corson TenderSweet^® Bicolour

• The sweetest, tastiest sweetcorn hybrid
• Performing mid-maturity hybrid
• Suited to main season planting
• Excellent husk coverage and perfect tip fill
• Good contrast between white and yellow kernels
• Very tender kernels with first class bite
• Is unparalleled in eating quality which is maintained over an extended harvest window

 

TenderSweet^® -R Bicolour

• Has uniform emergence and very good seedling vigour
• Provides high percentage of marketable cobs
• Of medium height, has few fillers and sturdy roots
• Resistant to Common Rust (Rp1-D) so is suitable for later planting
• Very good eating quality

 

Tender Gold Yellow

• A new hybrid that offers Corson TenderSweet eating quality
• Strong seedling emergence and vigorous early growth
• Medium plant height with excellent plant uniformity and few tillers
• Easy snap ears with good husk coverage and excellent tip fill
• Excellent bite with tender kernels
• Maintains quality and ear appearance over extended harvest window

 

Chieftain Yellow

• Mid to late maturity hybrid
• Very good emergence and seedling vigour suited to early season sowing
• Resistant to Common Rust (Rp1-D)
• Ears maintain size under moderate environmental stress
• Bare seed with no fungicide treatment is available for organic growers