Tiniguib Corn (Tinigib): Characteristics
Tiniguib corn is a white corn variety, also sold or known as Tinigib or Visayan white corn. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources.
If you came here looking for Tinigib or Visayan white corn, this is the same corn. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our corn variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Pagtatanim ng mais, step by step.
- Type: White.
Key facts about Tiniguib corn
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | native landrace (no company) |
| Also known as | Tinigib, Visayan white corn, mais Bisaya, mais puti |
| Type | White |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
No day count or trial yield is published for this variety. So ask the seller or your municipal agriculturist for figures from farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit corn fields most often: Asian corn borer, banded leaf and sheath blight, Corn downy mildew, Corn ear rot, Corn earworm. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Where: Visayas and Mindanao, mostly small farms.
- Hard flint kernels, mostly white, some red.
- Name means chisel shaped kernels.
- Eaten as corn grits, boiled or grilled young ears, and kakanin.
- Regional strains differ, some resist pests and diseases.
Why farmers know it: the heirloom white flint behind bugas mais (corn grits), the second staple of the Visayas and Mindanao, DA RFO12 rebuilt it into Tupi 1 WIT. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Tiniguib corn
Start with the color your buyer pays for: yellow corn goes to feed mills, while white and glutinous corn go to the table. Next, pick between a hybrid, which yields more but needs new seed every season, and an open pollinated variety, whose seed you can save. Then match the island group in its recommendation, because trials in Luzon and Mindanao give different winners. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for corn.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
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