Are fruit corn and sweet corn genetically modified?

Are fruit corn and sweet corn genetically modified?

1. Is it genetically modified?

It is a hybrid produced in the United States, just like hybrid rice, it is not genetically modified. This is a misunderstanding of it, and we can eat it with confidence. Fruit corn has a history of hundreds of years, while genetically modified organisms only appeared 30 years ago, so from this perspective we can understand that it is not genetically modified.

Fruit corn has been around since 1844, a cross between yellow corn and white sweet corn. Compared with ordinary fruits, it not only tastes sweet but also contains a lot of juice, and eating it will not harm human health.

2. Cultivation Technology

Most of them are cultivated by seeds, and the germination is done before planting. Soak its seeds in warm water at 25℃ for about 4-5 hours, take them out, put them in a wet cloth, and place them in a 32℃ incubator. Wait until the seeds break and turn white. After sowing the seeds, cover them with a layer of soil and then a layer of plastic film. Remove it after the seedlings grow.

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