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The
so-called sweet gene hybrids take a position between the normal
sweet and extra sweet corn hybrids. They are directed to those consumers,
who wish an increased sweetness, but donīt like the high sugar content
of the extra sweet varieties. By a trick and taking advantage of
the genetic conditions, growers have succeeded to develop varieties
with normal sweet kernels combined with an exactly defined percentage
of extra sweet grains on the same ear.
For
the sake of completeness we may mention that the growers work on
numerous additional types in order to offer further improvements
to producers and consumers. However, in practice the type "extra
sweet" is most common.
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