How to Select Your Best Corn for Seed

It's very important that when saving seed we are aware of the minimum numbers required to maintain the genetic diversity of the plants. With corn you need to grow 200 plants and select seed from the best 100 cobs. Watch the full clip to find out more.
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[@davechristensen8299]

Good project! I have been breeding Indian corn for 52 year. One of my creations is Painted Mountain Corn. TIPS: The most important part of selection is the plant itself. There are too many good and bad features to mention here. At 2:07 you show an orange ear. It has some shrunken kernels which are sweet corn kernels. The plant got cross pollinated. That is very common. You might also have some modern GMO contamination too, especially in the very thick ears.
Most of the kernels dent because those have inherited a genetically inherited trait. The "black" kernels have a blue aleurone (under layer). That adds antioxidants. It's up to you whether want to eliminate the blue, select for the blue/black, or allow a continuing mixture.
Don't breed the cobs that are too wide/thick. They will not dry as fast and are susceptible to rotting or being destroyed by an early freeze if they are not dry like the thin ones. Keep learning and having fun!
There is probably nothing wrong with your soil.

[@TheKristenGibson]

The kernels missing at the top is caused from not being pollinated (fertilized), and the dents are from the corn type which is dent corn. Almost all of everything you said is completely wrong. I'm always shocked at how confidently people spread misinformation.

[@backyardsounds]

Thank you for the video, but there is one small thing to add. bloody butcher is a _dent maize_. I grow it and the dent is just one of four main types. You have a hulled maize that's not grown much nor eaten. You have sweet which has soft shell on the kernels. You have flint corn which popcorn is a variety of and then dent. Dent maize / corn is the most grown for many purposes. The bb type is a lot of fun to grow. Thank you for the video.

[@thunderdove3764]

Yes, she seemed to think the dent on the kernels was a sign of mineral deficiency...!

[@killerpie2279]

No it's Called dent corn

[@djangokill65]

Bloody Butcher is "dent corn". Your soil/moisture is most likely fine.

[@purpleflamingheart2623]

How fun to know the strongest seeds are in the middle! Loved this video. Thanks for sharing!

[@KoangaInstitutenz]

Thanks for the feedback Kirsten :)

[@MyVegetablePatch]

Great video and information. Thanks a lot Kay :-)

[@AaricHale]

About everything you said was wrong LMAO

[@MegaMackproductions]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@KumarBashaboina-so6mw]

What price of red corn per Kg

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

6 minutes in, "I"m going to do some research".... a little disappointed based on the title here.
Basically what you're referring to is epigenetics and how part of the plant correlates to what you get out of the seed.

[@danielriggs4777]

this is dent corn

[@PhuongNguyen-oo2zs]

Where do you get corn seed from?

[@scherlocker1]

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[@jayanm2122]

Please expert in India

[@SAGAWISIW30]

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[@MegaMackproductions]

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