Unusual Types of Corn

Corn appears in an amaizing array of diverse plant types. This page offers links to information about blue corn, baby corn, open-pollinated corn, and other unusual types of corn.

Baby Sweet Corn

Baby Corn Production Guide: Oregon State Univ.

Baby Corn Production & Marketing: Washington State Univ.

Baby Corn: Washington State Cooperative Extension Service

World Market for Fresh and Canned Baby Corn: An information bulletion produced produced by the USAID-funded Asia Regional Agribusiness Project. This bulletin provides information about the production, export, markets, grades and standards, and sources of technical information on baby corn.

Baby Corn Seed Sources:

Blue Corn

Blue Corn: Organic supplier of blue corn from New Mexico.

Blue Corn Production and Marketing in New Mexico (H-226): George W. Dickerson, Extension Horticulture Specialist, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, New Mexico State University.

Blue Corn Unique to American Southwest: A news release from New Mexico State University.

Nutritional Analysis of New Mexico Blue Corn and Dent Corn Kernels (H-233): George W. Dickerson, Extension Horticulture Specialist, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, New Mexico State University.

Dryland Blue Corn -- A Tough Row to Hoe: A news release from New Mexico State University summarizing the research efforts of George Dickerson, a horticulture specialist with NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service, and NMSU Extension agents Kathy Landers and Darrell Rothlisberger. Through the Zuni Sustainable Agricultural Project, the team evaluated four strains of native blue corn under both dryland and irrigated conditions on the Zuni reservation.

Blue Corn Seed Sources

Miscellaneous

Specialty Corns: George W. Dickerson, Extension Horticulture Specialist, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, New Mexico State University.

Open-Pollinated Corn: Seed Sources

Abundant Life Seed Company: Saginaw, OR

Codes for PRIMARY RACE of MAIZE: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.; Hint: This site lists an amazing number of plant germplasm accessions of the primary races of corn that are maintained by USDA and other organizations. Seed is available in small supply for research purposes by ordering from the maintenance site.