The quality difference of corn largely depends on parental selection. Herein, the structure, digestive characteristics, and expression patterns of starch-related genes of two supersweet maize hybrids and their parents were studied. The structural analysis revealed that the starch of supersweet corn is round or oval, and the particles are smaller compared to those of normal corn. Hybridization changed the grain morphology, crystal, and helical structure of starch. Parents had a significantly different influence on supersweet corn. Notably, hybridization improved the setback value and digestibility of Shantian1500F1 and Shantian2000F1 compared to that of the parents. ZmBEI, ZmPHOH, and ZmAGPL2 genes had a consistent high expression throughout the whole grain formation phase. The results of this study expand our understanding of the breeding of supersweet corn hybrids and the effect of parents on the new strand. These results provide a useful reference for further breeding and studies of supersweet corn for starch production in corn.
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