A New Baby corn Variety : Chiangmai 90 (CMB 8704)

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The average result from 7 locations in 1989 rainy season confirmed that the baby dorn variety CMB 8704 F3 had prolific ears and high yield. It gave 1,1333 kg/rai of baby corn ears with husk by which was 35 higher than that of standard variety Rangsit 1, and 9% higher than Suwa 2. Its 177 kg/rai of standard size ears was higher than that of the standard varieties by 63 and 19%. similar results were obtained in the farmer trials. CMB 8704 F3 ears could be harvested as fresh baby corn at 43 days, which was 1 day earlier than Suwan 2 and 5 days earlier than Rangsit 1. It was registered in 1990 as a new open-pollinated baby corn variety, chiangmai 90, by the Department of Agriculture.