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Maize

Pusa HM4 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2017. Zone: Northern Western Plain Zone (NWPZ) covering states viz. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain), Uttar Pradesh (Western region). Yield: 6419 kg/ha

Salient Feature

PPusa HM4 possesses 0.91% tryptophan and 3.62% lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein).

Pusa HM8 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2017. Zone: Peninsular Zone (PZ) covering states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra. Yield: 6258 kg/ha

Salient Feature

Pusa HM8 possesses 1.06% tryptophan and 4.18 % lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein)

Pusa HM9 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2017. Zone: North Eastern Plains Zone (NEPZ) covering states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Yield: 5201 kg/ha

Salient Feature

Pusa HM8 possesses 0.68% tryptophan and 2.97 % lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein)

Pusa Vivek Hybrid 27 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2020. Zone: North Eastern Plains Zone (NEPZ) covering states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Yield: 4854 kg/ha

Salient Feature

Pusa HM8 possesses 5.49 ?g/g of provitamin-A as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess very low provitamin-A (<1 ?g/g).

Pusa Vivek QPM9 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2017. Zone: Northern Hill Zone (NHZ) covering states viz. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Hill region), North Eastern Hill Regions (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh) and Peninsular Zone (PZ) covering states viz. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu. Yield: NHZ: 5588 kg/ha; PZ: 5916 kg/ha.

Salient Feature

Pusa HM8 possesses 5.49 ?g/g of provitamin-A as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess very low provitamin-A (<1 ?g/g).

Pusa HQPM5 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2020. Zone: Across the Country: Northern Hill Zone covering Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Hill region), North Eastern Hill Regions (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh); Northern Western Plain Zone (NWPZ) covering states viz. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain), Uttar Pradesh (Western region); Northern Eastern Plain Zone (NEPZ) covering states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (Eastern region), West Bengal; Peninsular Zone (PZ) covering states viz. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Central Western Zone (CWZ) covering states viz. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Yield: NHZ: 7263 kg/ha, NWPZ: 7510 kg/ha, NEPZ: 5345 kg/ha, PZ: 7123 kg/ha, CWZ: 5120 kg/ha.

Salient Feature

Pusa HQPM5 Improved possesses 6.77 ?g/g of provitamin-A as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess very low provitamin-A (<1 ?g/g). It also possesses 0.94% tryptophan and 4.25% lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein).

Pusa HQPM7 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2020. Zone: Peninsular Zone (PZ) covering states viz. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu. Yield: 7450 kg/ha

Salient Feature

Pusa HQPM7 Improved possesses 7.10 ?g/g of provitamin-A as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess very low provitamin-A (<1 ?g/g). It also possesses 0.93% tryptophan and 4.19% lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein).

Pusa HQPM1 Improved
Description

Year of Release: 2021. Zone: Across the country: Northern Hill Zone covering Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Hill region), North Eastern Hill Regions (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh); Northern Western Plain Zone (NWPZ) covering states viz. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain), Uttar Pradesh (Western region); Northern Eastern Plain Zone (NEPZ) covering states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (Eastern region), West Bengal; Peninsular Zone (PZ) covering states viz. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Central Western Zone (CWZ) covering states viz. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan. Yield: NHZ: 8190 kg/ha, NWPZ: 6974 kg/ha, NEPZ: 954 kg/ha, PZ:7934 kg/ha, CWZ: 5094 kg/ha

Salient Feature

Pusa HQPM1 Improved possesses 7.02 ?g/g of provitamin-A as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess very low provitamin-A (<1 ?g/g). It also possesses 0.85% tryptophan and 4.59% lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein).

Pusa Biofortified Hybrid Maize-1
Description

Year of Release: 2021. Zone: Northern Hill Zone covering Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Hill region), North Eastern Hill Regions (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh); and Northern Eastern Plain Zone (NEPZ) covering states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (Eastern region), West Bengal. Yield: NHZ: 7628 kg/ha, NEPZ: 5438 kg/ha

Salient Feature

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-1 possesses 6.6 ?g/g of provitamin-A as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess very low provitamin- A (<1 ?g/g). It also possesses 0.72% tryptophan and 3.37% lysine in endosperm protein as compared to normal maize hybrids that possess low tryptophan (<0.6% in endosperm protein) and lysine (<2.5% in endosperm protein).

Pusa Super Sweet Corn-1
Description

Year of Release: 2018. Zone: Northern Hill Zone covering Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Hill region), North Eastern Hill Regions (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh); North Western Plain Zone (NWPZ) covering states viz. Punjab Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain), Uttar Pradesh (Western region); Northern Eastern Plain Zone (NEPZ) covering states viz. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (Eastern region), West Bengal; and Peninsular Zone (PZ) covering states viz. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu. Green Ear Yield: NHZ: 13.2 t/ha; NWPZ: 14.1 t/ha; NEPZ: 10.0 t/ha; PZ: 14.6 t/ha. Cob Yield: NHZ: 13.2 t/ha; NWPZ: 14.1 t/ha; NEPZ: 10.0 t/ha;PZ:14.6 t/ha. Fodder Yield: NHZ: 19.4-22.0 t/ha; NWPZ: 15.2-19.4 t/ha; NEPZ: 10.6 t/ha; PZ: 16.6-20.3 t/ha.

Salient Feature

Sweet corn hybrid with 15.9% of brix value.

Pusa Super Sweet Corn-2
Description

Year of Release: 2020. Zone: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Green Ear Yield: NHZ: 13.2 t/ha; NWPZ: 13.6 t/ha; NEPZ: 11.8 t/ha; PZ: 13.8 t/ha; CWZ: 11.4 t/ha. Cob Yield: NHZ: 10.0 t/ha; NWPZ: 9.5 t/ha; NEPZ: 8.1 t/ha; PZ: 10.2 t/ha. Fodder Yield: NHZ: 9.2-15.3 t/ha; NWPZ: 12.3-20.6 t/ha; NEPZ: 9.2-16.7 t/ha; PZ: 8.2-18.2 t/ha; CWZ: 16.3-20.8 t/ha.

Salient Feature

Sweet corn hybrid with 16.4% of brix value.

Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn (Shishu)
Description

2021. Zone: Northern Western Plain Zone (NWPZ) covering states viz Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain), Uttar Pradesh (Western region). Baby corn yield (with husk): 70.7 q/ha. Baby corn yield (without husk): 22.7 q/ha. Fodder yield: 27.1 q/ha

Salient Feature

The hybrid showed complete pollen sterility and does not require any manual.

PEHM-2
Description

Year of release: 1997. Adaptation : Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat and MP. Yield: 4.0-5.0 t/ha

Salient Feature

Early maturity, moderately tolerant to moisture stress. Suitable for baby corn purpose

PEMH-3

Description

Year of release: 2001. Adaptation : Punjab, Haryana, Delhi. Yield: 4.0-5.5 t/ha

Salient Feature

Early maturity, moderately tolerant to high temperature

PEEHM-5
Description

Year of release: 2004. Adaptation : Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, NEH, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Karnataka. Yield: 4.5- 5.0 t/ha

Salient Feature

Early maturity, moderately tolerant to Turcicum leaf blight, Maydis leaf blight and Erwinia stalk rot

PC-3
Description

Year of release: 2005. Adaptation : Punjab, Haryana, Central & Western UP . Yield: 4.0 t/ha

Salient Feature

Medium maturity, tolerance to stem borer, resistant to lodging and tolerance to moisture stress

PC-4
Description

Year of release: 2005. Adaptation : Punjab, Haryana, Central & Western UP . Yield: 4.0-5.0 t/ha

Salient Feature

Early maturity, tolerance to stem borer, resistant to lodging and tolerance to moisture stress

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