FB-Maruti is an F1 sweet corn with very good plant vigour and height, carrying long cylindrical cobs of golden yellow kernels. Tip filling is excellent and the eating quality is very sweet and tender.
Key characteristics
| Plant type | Very good vigour and height |
| Cob shape | Long cylindrical |
| Kernel colour | Golden yellow |
| Cob length | 18-20 cm |
| Cob weight | 300-400 g |
| Kernel lines | 14-16, with excellent tip filling |
| TSS | 14-16 Brix |
| Maturity | 75-80 days |
| Eating quality | Very sweet and tender |
Agronomy
| Sowing | Direct in the main field |
| Seed rate | 10-15 kg per hectare |
| Seed count | Approx. 5-7 seeds per gram |
| Spacing | 45 x 25 cm |
| Season | Round the year |
Yield and maturity figures depend on season, region and cultural practice. Seed rate and spacing follow Indian agricultural practice and Farmson R&D trial data.
