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Maize

Pusa Super Sweet Corn-1 +
Pusa Super Sweet Corn-1
Description

A high-sugar sweet corn hybrid with the recessive shrunken2 (sh2) gene, delivering enhanced sweetness up to 15.9° Brix and excellent eating quality. Ideal for fresh consumption, processing and food industries.

Key Features

Average Yield: 98.4 q/ha (NHZ), 97.0 q/ha (NWPZ), 75.3 q/ha (NEPZ), 101.6 q/ha (PZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 81 days (NHZ), 74 days (NWPZ), 78 days (NEPZ), 77 days (PZ)
Recommended Area: NHZ, NWPZ, NEPZ & PZ
Special Feature: High sweetness and excellent eating quality

Pusa Super Sweet Corn-2 +
Pusa Super Sweet Corn-2
Description

A high-yielding sweet corn hybrid carrying the sh2 gene for extra sweetness. It possesses a high Brix value of 16.4%, reflecting superior sugar content and premium quality.

Key Features

Average Yield: 95.0 q/ha
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 77 days
Recommended Area: Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan & Chhattisgarh
Special Feature: Extra sweet hybrid with 16.4% Brix value

Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn (Shishu) +
Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn
Description

India’s first male-sterile baby corn hybrid bred for early maturity and premium light cream-colored baby corn ears suitable for dual-purpose use.

Key Features

Average Yield: 22.7 q/ha (dehusked baby ears)
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 51 days
Recommended Area: NWPZ
Special Feature: High-quality baby corn and rich green fodder yield

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-1 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-1
Description

A nutritionally enriched maize hybrid developed for nutritional security with high provitamin-A, lysine and tryptophan content under irrigated conditions.

Key Features

Average Yield: 76.2 q/ha (NHZ), 54.4 q/ha (NEPZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 107 days (NHZ), 86 days (NEPZ)
Recommended Area: NHZ & NEPZ
Nutritional Advantage: Provitamin-A 6.60 ppm, Lysine 3.37%, Tryptophan 0.72%

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-2 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-2
Description

A nutritionally superior hybrid enriched with provitamin-A, lysine and tryptophan suitable for different agro-climatic zones.

Key Features

Average Yield: 75.4 q/ha (NWPZ), 53.7 q/ha (NEPZ), 51.1 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 91 days (NWPZ), 88 days (NEPZ), 89 days (CWZ)
Recommended Area: NWPZ, NEPZ & CWZ
Nutritional Advantage: Provitamin-A 5.90 ppm, Lysine 3.47%, Tryptophan 0.92%

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-3 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-3
Description

A MAS-derived maize hybrid with enhanced nutritional quality and stable performance across multiple agro-climatic zones.

Key Features

Average Yield: 80.83 q/ha (NWPZ), 51.58 q/ha (NEPZ), 76.61 q/ha (PZ), 72.31 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 94 days (NWPZ), 91 days (NEPZ), 96 days (PZ), 89 days (CWZ)
Recommended Area: NWPZ, NEPZ, PZ & CWZ
Nutritional Advantage: Provitamin-A 5.70 ppm, Lysine 3.52%, Tryptophan 0.87%

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-4 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-4
Description

A nutritionally enriched biofortified hybrid suitable for cultivation across major maize-growing zones under Kharif conditions.

Key Features

Average Yield: 74.27 q/ha (NWPZ), 50.07 q/ha (NEPZ), 69.94 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 95 days
Recommended Area: NWPZ, NEPZ & CWZ
Nutritional Advantage: Rich in ?-tocopherol/Vitamin-E, Provitamin-A, Lysine and Tryptophan

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-5 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-5
Description

A high-value biofortified hybrid enriched with Vitamin-E, Provitamin-A and superior protein quality traits.

Key Features

Average Yield: 82.2 q/ha (NWPZ), 71.6 q/ha (PZ), 58.5 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 92 days (NWPZ), 84 days (PZ), 87 days (CWZ)
Recommended Area: NWPZ, PZ & CWZ
Nutritional Advantage: Rich in ?-tocopherol/Vitamin-E, Provitamin-A, Lysine and Tryptophan

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-6 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-6
Description

A MAS-derived biofortified maize hybrid recommended for multiple agro-climatic zones with excellent nutritional quality.

Key Features

Average Yield: 84.3 q/ha (NWPZ), 71.1 q/ha (PZ), 56.5 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 80 days (NWPZ), 94 days (PZ), 86 days (CWZ)
Recommended Area: NWPZ, PZ & CWZ
Nutritional Advantage: Provitamin-A 6.70 ppm, Lysine 3.47%, Tryptophan 0.78%

Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-7 +
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-7
Description

A nutritionally enhanced maize hybrid designed for improved nutritional security and stable productivity.

Key Features

Average Yield: 72.57 q/ha (NWPZ), 65.18 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 90–92 days
Recommended Area: NWPZ & CWZ
Nutritional Advantage: Provitamin-A 5.90 ppm, Lysine 3.47%, Tryptophan 0.92%

PUSA BIOFORTIFIED MAIZE HYBRID-8 +
PUSA BIOFORTIFIED MAIZE HYBRID-8
Description

A biofortified maize hybrid developed for NEPZ with improved nutritional quality and enhanced grain composition.

Key Features

Average Yield: 49.69 q/ha (NEPZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 90–95 days
Recommended Area: NEPZ
Special Feature: Low phytic acid, improved lysine and tryptophan

PUSA HQPM4 IMPROVED +
PUSA HQPM4 IMPROVED
Description

Nutritionally superior QPM hybrid enriched with provitamin-A, lysine and tryptophan.

Key Features

Average Yield: 78.50 q/ha (NWPZ) & 77.26 q/ha (CWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif
Maturity: 88–92 days
Recommended Area: NWPZ & CWZ
Special Feature: High provitamin-A and improved protein quality

PUSA POPCORN HYBRID-1 +
PUSA POPCORN HYBRID-1
Description

Specialty popcorn maize hybrid with excellent popping quality for commercial popcorn processing.

Key Features

Average Yield: 46.0 q/ha (NWPZ) & 47.2 q/ha (PZ)
Sowing Time: Rabi season
Maturity: 120 days (NWPZ), 102 days (PZ)
Recommended Area: NWPZ & PZ
Special Feature: 98.3% popping with expansion ratio of 18

PUSA POPCORN HYBRID-2 +
PUSA POPCORN HYBRID-2
Description

Specialty popcorn hybrid with superior popping quality suitable for commercial processing.

Key Features

Average Yield: 45.13 q/ha (PZ)
Sowing Time: Rabi season
Maturity: 103 days
Recommended Area: PZ
Special Feature: 96.7% popping with expansion ratio of 19

PUSA WAXY MAIZE HYBRID-1 +
PUSA WAXY MAIZE HYBRID-1
Description

Specialty waxy maize hybrid with very high amylopectin content for starch and food industries.

Key Features

Average Yield: 72.69 q/ha (NWPZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 89 days
Recommended Area: NWPZ
Special Feature: 93.9% amylopectin content

PUSA FORAGE MAIZE HYBRID-1 +
PUSA FORAGE MAIZE HYBRID-1
Description

High-yielding forage maize hybrid with superior fodder quality and excellent biomass production.

Key Features

Fodder Yield: 413.1 q/ha (NWZ)
Sowing Time: Kharif season
Maturity: 68 days
Recommended Area: Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan
Special Feature: High biomass with superior fodder quality

PUSA JAWAHAR HYBRID MAIZE-3 +
PUSA JAWAHAR HYBRID MAIZE-3
Description

High yielding hybrid for rabi conditions with excellent fodder value and stay-green nature.

Key Features

Average Yield: 82.0 q/ha
Maturity: 125 days
Recommended Area: Madhya Pradesh
Adaptability: Rabi condition with drought tolerance
Special Feature: Resistant to Fusarium stalk rot

PUSA SHALIMAR MAIZE HYBRID-1 +
PUSA SHALIMAR MAIZE HYBRID-1
Description

Early maturing field corn hybrid suitable for hill ecology of Jammu & Kashmir.

Key Features

Average Yield: 88 q/ha
Maturity: 125 days
Recommended Area: Jammu & Kashmir
Adaptability: Hill ecology
Special Feature: Resistant to Curvularia leaf spot and Rajasthan downy mildew

PUSA EARLY HYBRID MAIZE-6 +
PUSA EARLY HYBRID MAIZE-6
Description

Early maturing single cross field corn hybrid developed for irrigated kharif conditions.

Key Features

Average Yield: 81.80 q/ha
Maturity: 85 days
Recommended Area: Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh & Gujarat
Adaptability: Irrigated kharif condition
Special Feature: Resistant to Turcicum and Maydis Leaf Blight

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