Corn

Corn

Properties
Stacks	Yes (20)
Logic
Item Hash	258339687
Item Name	ItemCorn
Logic Classes	SlotClass.Plant SortingClass.Resources
Food
Food Nutrition	10
Food Quality	Low (-25% hydration capacity)
Growth Time	2h 0min 1s
Mood Bonus	-25%

Description

Corn can be grown in hydroponics to yield 3 Corn and 1 Corn Seed when fully grown. They must be replanted after being harvested, using either a Corn Seed or raw Corn. Corn takes approximately twice as long as other non-perennial (ie. has to be replanted after harvest) food crops to grow, but has unusually low darkness-per-day requirements, and thus can have its growth accelerate somewhat by using Grow Lights to keep it illuminated a larger portion of the day.

Plants need the following:

• Atmosphere: Minimum atmosphere pressure 7.7 kPa, with traces of CO2 (at least 0.1 mol) and under 1% Pollutant (X).
  • Common plants consume CO₂ and produce O₂ at 0.072 mols per minute (0.0012 mol/tick)
  • A mature plant won't take damage if it runs out of CO2
  • Alien Mushroom, Mushroom, Darga Fern, Winterspawn, Hades Flower, Peace Lily, and Tropical Lily are exceptions.
• Temp: Minimum atmosphere temperature of 0C (293K) is required for growth, under 0C (273K) or over 50C (323K) the plants will die after 5 minutes.
  • The ideal temperature range for maximum growth speed is between 20-30C
• Water: 5-60 Degree Celsius to avoid taking damage
  • Plants require Water, but consume only ~0.043 mols per hour (0.0216)
• Light: either sunlight, or a Grow Light are required for plant growth. A plant won't die or take damage when in darkness, but the growth will slow down cumulatively if improper lighting conditions persist.
  • If too much or too little light is provided to the plant, it will begin to accumulate "Illumination Stress" that lowers the efficiency of its growth. It will slowly revert to normal when the plant only if it is in favorable lighting conditions. The amount of accumulated stress can be seen with Cartridge Plant Analyser
  • On some planets and in some conditions, the natural sunlight will not be enough for the plant to grow efficiently without accumulating "Illumination Stress". A Grow Light is then required. It can be used along with natural light, to supplement the overall lighting to the necessary levels.
• Optionally: you can increase yield or growth speed by adding fertilizer created in a Portable Composter or an Advanced Composter

Info	Data
Time to fruiting	10 minutes in light
Yield	3
Raw Nutrition	20%
Edible By Chickens	Yes

• Recommended to process 5 x Corn into Corn Soup in a Microwave, as it is almost 3 times more hunger-efficient than raw corn and doesn't decay.
• Are the slowest growing non-perennial food crop, by approximately double.