Abstract

BC 2, is a baby corn composite suitable for irrigated and rainfed situations. Each plant can yield 2 to 3 cobs and the tender cobs can be harvested between 50 and 65 days after sowing before fertilization. It has an yield potential of 8316 kg baby corn and 32.2 tonnes of green fodder per hectare. It is moderately resistant to sorghum downy mildew diseases and tolerant to major pest of maize. It possess high starch (7.1 per cent) and delightful sweet flavour (total sugars 1.3 per cent) than the local baby corn. It serve as a valuable nutritious energy source with the attractive standard size cob (9 to 10 cm) suited for export market and released as CoBc 1 (1988).

Keywords: CoBc 1, Baby corn, Composite, Fodder