Popcorn Botanical name Zea mays everata Sturt Taste Typical Odor Odourless, no foreign odours Color Typical, yellow/orange – typical Production area Expansion 38/40, 40/42, 42/44, 44/46, 46/48, Mushroom Packing Paper bags 20kg and 50lb and polypaper bags 20kg and 50lb Loading 20 feet: 25.5 metric tonnes with 20/25kg bags or 24 metric tonnes loading ANALYSIS VALUES Purity 99.5% min Foreign bodies 0.50% max Explosion 98% min Moisture 15.0% max / 12.0 % min Broken/Damaged 1.00% max Insect damage 1.00% max Discolored 0.30% max Undersize 5mm 2.50% max Live insects Free Total Defects 3.5-4.5% max (Deppending on expansión)
Handicraft, agriculture product, dried food, frozen food.
Segment - Early Maturity. Plant Type - Medium height, Erect, Uniform Plant. Tillering - 8-10 Tillering. Panicle Length - Very Good Panicle Length (27-29cm). Days of Maturity - Very early to early maturity (107-112 days). Grain Type - Long slender. Yield Potential - Good yield (8.5 to 9.5tons/hector). Reaction to Pest & Diseases - Tolerance. Strength - Higher stability, cover maximum area in North East India. Any other recommendation / Caution - Not suitable to extremely water logged and Diseases condition.
Plant habit - Indeterminate Plant type - Erect Plant height - 135-140 cm No.of primary branches - 4 to 5 Maturity days - 165-179 days Maturity group - Medium Flower Colour - Red Pod Colour - Green with stripe Pod size - Medium Seed Colour - White Seed size - Bold 100 seed weight - 9-10 g Stem Colour - Green Reaction to pest and diseases - Tolerance Averge yield in normal condition - 20-22 quintal hectare Other features - A. Resistant to wilt and SMD B. Pod are resistance to shattering
Plant habit - Semi determinate Plant type - Erect Plant height - Medium tall No.of primary branches - 4 to 5 Maturity days - 140-160 days Maturity group - Early Flower Colour - Yellow back vaxilum red veined Pod Colour - Brownish red Pod size - Medium Seed Colour - Mottled with deep brown Seed size - Bold 100 seed weight - 9.5 g Stem Colour - Q Reaction to pest and diseases - Tolerance Averge yield in normal condition - 20-25 quintal per hectre Other features - A. Suitable rainfed growing condition B.Ideal for intercroping C.Pod are resistance to shattering
Plant height (cm) - 150-155 Maturity days - 110-115 Days to 50% flowering - 42-45 Main shoot Length (cm) - 50-60 No. of primary branches - 10 to 12 No. of secondary branches - 30-33 No. of pod per plant - 450-500 No. of seeds per pod - 18-20 Grain Colour - Shiny yellowish slate Reaction to pest & Diseases - Toleant other features - A. Early variety B.Good seed setting in low temperature C.Wide adoptibility
Plant habit - tall Maturity days - 190-210 No.of effective branches per plant - 12--14 Stem Colour - Red Bloom - Triple Leaf shape - Semi cup Nature of spike - Semi compact Reaction of dieseases - Tolerance Salient Features - Good Test weight Good Yield Potential Wider Adaptability
Plant habit - Tall Maturity days - 175-185 Length of main spike (cm) - 80-82 No.of effective branches per plant - 12 to 14 Stem Colour - Red Bloom - Double Leaf shape - Semi cup Nature of spike - Semi Compact Reaction of diseases - Tolerance Salient Features - A.Very low ration of male flower in spike B.Heat tolerance