Corn seed for popcorn is actually popping corn, also known as wheat corn, prickly bracts, and sharp corn. This kind of corn kernel is much smaller than ordinary corn, and almost all angular starch, the texture is harder. The most important feature is that after encountering high temperatures there is a greater expansion of explosive, bare milky white flocculent, is what we often eat popcorn.

Popcorn special corn seeds

The variety of corn seeds used to make popcorn is popping corn, which is the type of corn dedicated to popping corn flowers. Popping corn, also known as popping corn, is a specialized variety for the production of corn flower food.

Commercially bought popping corn is basically packaged in 50g as a bag. Usually, 50g packages of about 100 kernels cost around 5 to 8 yuan or so.

In China's agricultural varieties, popping corn is commonly known as wheat corn, prickly bracts, sharp corn, etc. From the shape of the kernel, it can be divided into two categories: rice-shaped and pearl-shaped.

This kind of corn generally has multiple ears, each plant can become 2 to 3 ears, the cob elongated smaller, small kernels, 100 grain weight is generally 11 to 15 grams.

The kernel color of popcorn is yellow, white, purple and red. The kernel is hard grain type, the endosperm is almost all angular starch, only a little powdery starch in the middle.

In normal pressure at high temperatures, the powdery starch in the gas expansion, but also by the external horny starch obstruction. When a certain pressure is reached, the bursting occurs, resulting in corn flower.

Bursting corn varieties, the requirements of high yield, moderate weight of 100 kernels, puffing and bursting of good, but also has a good palatability and high nutritional value. The popping corn sold on the market is a food ingredient, can not be used as seed.

Common popping corn varieties

Shen burst 3

Bred by the Shenyang Agricultural University Corn Institute. The combination (Shen Nong 92-260×Shen Nong 98-303). passed the validation of the National Crop Variety Validation Committee in 2003.

Jinbao 1

Bred by Tianjin Crops Research Institute. The combination (W096×J97) was validated by the National Crop Variety Validation Committee in 2003.

YuBo 2

Bred by Henan Agricultural University Corn Institute. The combination (N04-11×N10-45) was validated by the National Crop Variety Validation Committee in 2003.

Shenblast 2

Bred by the Corn Institute of Shenyang Agricultural University. The combination (Shennong 92-60×Shennong 92-67) passed the Liaoning Provincial Crop Variety Validation Committee in 1997.

JI BURST 3

Bred by Jilin Agricultural University in 1996, the combination (JI 812 × JI 704), 2000-2001 trials. 2003 through the Jilin Provincial Crop Variety Validation Committee validation. Fertility days 117 days, burst rate 97.1%, expansion coefficient 25.2, yield 3511.2 kg per hectare, planting density 50,000 plants/ha.

Ji Explosion 902

Bred by Jilin Agricultural University in 1996. The combination (JINONG 812×JINONG 704). passed the Jilin Provincial Crop Variety Validation Committee in 1998. Fertility period of 103 days, planting density 116,000 plants/ha.