Field experiment ·on hybrid maize was conducted at RARS
Parwanipur during winter 1995 and was composed of seven
Indian, thirty-four native hybrids {83 x S3) and one
standard check OPV - Rampur composite. Six Indian and
tw-er::ty-fi-ve :NMRP' s hybrids s-howed better yield
perf ormance over standard check. This yield difference
indicates that these hybrids can perform better even in
medit;.m level of inputs ' and management. NMRP' s hybrids
were 10-14 d1:1ys earlier and 3-62 -cm shorter than exotic
ones. · Inbred .dnes · (389} ·of &iffer:ent cycles (Sl--SS) '
were develoPed at NMRP, Raml>ur. ·They · poss-essed a
greater range of variations within a trait (days to
si lking: 43-62 , plant height:· 115 to 270 em, ear height:
40 to 150 em, prolificacy: 9%, number of rows/ear: 10 to
22, kernel t:ype: dent, semident and flint, kernel
colour: yellow, orange-red and white) which provides
sufficient opportunities in selecting desirable parental
lines to generate suitable hybrids.

Field experiment ·on hybrid maize was conducted at RARS
Parwanipur during winter 1995 and was composed of seven
Indian, thirty-four native hybrids {83 x S3) and one
standard check OPV - Rampur composite. Six Indian and
tw-er::ty-fi-ve :NMRP' s hybrids s-howed better yield
perf ormance over standard check. This yield difference
indicates that these hybrids can perform better even in
medit;.m level of inputs ' and management. NMRP' s hybrids
were 10-14 d1:1ys earlier and 3-62 -cm shorter than exotic
ones. · Inbred .dnes · (389} ·of &iffer:ent cycles (Sl--SS) '
were develoPed at NMRP, Raml>ur. ·They · poss-essed a
greater range of variations within a trait (days to
si lking: 43-62 , plant height:· 115 to 270 em, ear height:
40 to 150 em, prolificacy: 9%, number of rows/ear: 10 to
22, kernel t:ype: dent, semident and flint, kernel
colour: yellow, orange-red and white) which provides
sufficient opportunities in selecting desirable parental
lines to generate suitable hybrids.