20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27,1965 Scientists Plan Increased Sugar Content Of Corn Sweet corn which slays sweeter longer, which could reach Northern consumers as fiesh m the winter as it is in the summer, is being devel oped by Pennsylvania Stale Un’veisity scientists Tue new, higher-quality sweet coin mutant strains, in which the kernels hold their high sugar content for many days after harvest, resulted fiom lesearch in caibohydrate synthesis by Di Roy G Creech, assistant professor of plant bleeding, and, more re cently. by Di John D Loerch, assistant piofessor of biochem ist i v. Seveial of these mutant strains aie being developed and tested by commeicial breeders and the University’s College of Aguculture. During their growing lives, plants metabolize staich in eeitain cell tissues from sim ple sugars pioduced by the process of photosynthesis, Cieech said Sugars aie con tinually being produced and used in respnation or con vened into staich as long as photosynthesis is active The conveision of sugars to staiches and intei mediates continues even after fruits are harvested, although the pro duction of the sugai stops, the Penn State piofessor said Standaid sweet corn shipped fiom the South during the win ten months loses most of its sugai content, and thus its good fiesh taste, in the fiist few days after picking, Cieech explained At 100 m tempera tuies, coin loses one-half of its sugars in 24 hours At 40 degrees Fahienheit, most of the sugar in sweet com is converted to starch in five to eight days Woikmg under a grant from the National Science Founda tion Ci eech and Loerch are analyzing genetic mutant shams of coin which have unusually slow sugar-to stai ch conversion processes “We can produce com which has as much as ten times the piesent sugar con tent ” Creech said, “but three to four times the noimal amount is more desirable be cause the kernels must main tain enough starches foi gei mination ” The scientists are attempting to understand moie about the biochemistry and genetics in volved in the process of car bohydrate metabolism Creech and Loerch expect that a better understanding of these processes will lead to a more productive breed ing piogram for quality im piovement in many plants The leseaich may have other piactical applications for in dustnes concerned with cai bohydiate pioduclion ceieal pioduceis in paiticulai Cieech said • PENB (■Continued fiom Pasm 11) tior stiessed dining National Egg Month to piomole egg sales PENB also aleited school lunch supeivimis to the ad vantages of using moie eggs in school lunch piogiams now This campaign gives extia emphasis to the 1965 National Egg Month campaign, which is i eady to i oil PENB mei chandising aids aie in the hands of scoies of letaileis Special piomotions, tied in with the national campaign, aie being launched by many EGG PRODUCERS: The Proof Of The Pudding Is In The Eating... So To Speak Here is the laying flock record of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Glass 513 Millcross RdL, Lancaster. Size of flock . Type of house Date housed EARLY BIRD FEEDS pouiTiir feeds Millar I iushanq, Inc. rouLnrraos —• Rohrersiown, fm. - Phone lone. EX 2-2145 The Glass’ keep accurate records, Total eggs per hen housed for entire production period from beginning of lay until flock was sold 273 eggs. Total feed use from start of lay until sale of flock 3.99 lbs. per dozen eggs-produced. GOOD BIRDS-GOOD MANAGEMENT EARLY BIRD LAYING FEEDS ARE WINNING COMBINATION FOR ANY EGG PRODUCER For finest poultry service anywhere, contact your Miller & Bushong Service Repre sentative or call us direct at 392-2145. \\\ *l//// t 6080 Cage insulated Nov. 1, 1963 J& Week* •£ A** Miller & Bushong, Inc. Ph. Lancaster 392-2145 Date sold Age housed During the laying period from the 24th week of age ’til the 76th week, their birds laid 240 eggs per hen housed with a feed use of 3.8 lbs. per dozen eggs produced. The birds were kept in production until the 84th week. Rohrerstown, Feb. 3, 1965 20 weeks AND Pa.
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