Maize- Variety information

Hybrid variety

Deccan hybrid: This is a hybrid variety of maize released from ANGRAU, Hyderabad. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is yellow and grain type is semi-flint. The average yield is 50 q/ha. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Ganga Hybrid-1: This is a hybrid variety of maize released from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. Early maturing variety. The grain colour is yellow and grain type is flint. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Ganga Hybrid-101: This is a hybrid variety of maize released from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is yellow and grain type is semi-flint. The average yield is 30 q/ha. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Hi-Starch: This is a hybrid variety of maize released from IARI, New Delhi. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is white and grain type is semi-dent. The average yield is 55 q/ha. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Renjit: This is a hybrid variety of maize released from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is yellow and grain type is semi-flint. The average yield is 30 q/ha. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Composite variety

Amber: It is a composite variety of maize developed from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Jawahar: It is a composite variety of maize developed from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. The grain colour is yellow–orange and grain type is semi-flint. The variety is resistant to MLB and TLB. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Kissan Composite: It is a composite variety of maize developed from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is yellow and grain type is flint. The average yield is 50 q/ha. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Sona: It is a composite variety of maize developed from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. It is a late maturing variety. The variety is resistant to MLB and TLB. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Vijay: It is a composite variety of maize developed from PAU, Ludhiana. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is yellow and grain type is semi-flint. The average yield is 60 q/ha. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Vikram: It is a composite variety of maize developed from AICRP on Maize, New Delhi. It is a late maturity variety. The grain colour is yellow–orange and grain type is flint. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.