Chinese researchers have recently produced new corn species, with their indicators approaching that of the socalled ?°super corn?±. ZHAO Jiuran, Director of the Corn Research Center, a part of the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry told reporters that the center has screened out four hybrid corn combinations from some 10 thousands hybrids. The selected combinations have registered a yield exceeding 900 kg, very close to the expecting yield of 1,000 kg/mu (1mu=0.0667ha.)for a super corn. Their other major indicators, including quality, resistance, seeding capability, are also approaching that of a super corn.

Under the project initiated by the Beijing Municipality for super corn innovations and establishing a standard corn DNA fingerprint database, China will augment and create new corn species, using extensive fine quality corn species both from home and abroad, in an attempt to screen out real super corn species.