This report has frve parts. Part I is general overview of maize in Nepal describing two production
· . systems: hill subSistence and Terai commereial. In Part II, functional structure, goallobje'Ctive of
·. National Maize Research Program (NMRP) along with leading role of NMRP & level of ·
: . partnership in maize R & D and present emerging issues and concern were explained.
· . Production syste~ based on .agrozones and trend in area, production and yield alQng with
percent average annual growth rate and production economics of maize under improved and
. lo9al seeds are discussed and contribution .ofimproved se.e.d is well recognized Part III ofJhe
. report consist of maize. research highlights during 2000-2001 by NMRP and its partners with
. significant ac~omplisliments in OPVs populations ·improvement, evaluation of germplasm. Based
· on.r£sults. ofmultilocation testing superior genotypes with r~nge of maturity and grain color are
· identified and presented for various production systems. In· addition, number of potentially useful
hybrids and their respective inbreds wen~ identified and also proposed to release two normal and
· O'f!e QPM hybri~ within 2002. '[he commercialization of hybrid maize is ·well focused and
· guidelines for transfer of inbreds from NMRP to· potential hybrid seed producers developed first .
time. in Nepal: The highlights-also include source se~d production and its impact in term of gain
in produ.ctivity. A number of new programs with new partners as well as extent of manpower
· development to maize research along with (1st of NMRP Extension information publications are
-also included. Part IV deals with major maize production constraints and research approaches
· r(lnked by 'likelihood of producing an impact on eliminating constraints. Lastly, future maize
r.esear.ch directio'!S . and priorities for Nepal briefly presented in part V.
.·. Xey Wo~ds: Maize; Zea mays; Germplasm; Population improvement; Hybrids; Inbreds; Quality protein
~ : maize (QPM);· S~stainability; Production economics

This report has frve parts. Part I is general overview of maize in Nepal describing two production
· . systems: hill subSistence and Terai commereial. In Part II, functional structure, goallobje'Ctive of
·. National Maize Research Program (NMRP) along with leading role of NMRP & level of ·
: . partnership in maize R & D and present emerging issues and concern were explained.
· . Production syste~ based on .agrozones and trend in area, production and yield alQng with
percent average annual growth rate and production economics of maize under improved and
. lo9al seeds are discussed and contribution .ofimproved se.e.d is well recognized Part III ofJhe
. report consist of maize. research highlights during 2000-2001 by NMRP and its partners with
. significant ac~omplisliments in OPVs populations ·improvement, evaluation of germplasm. Based
· on.r£sults. ofmultilocation testing superior genotypes with r~nge of maturity and grain color are
· identified and presented for various production systems. In· addition, number of potentially useful
hybrids and their respective inbreds wen~ identified and also proposed to release two normal and
· O'f!e QPM hybri~ within 2002. '[he commercialization of hybrid maize is ·well focused and
· guidelines for transfer of inbreds from NMRP to· potential hybrid seed producers developed first .
time. in Nepal: The highlights-also include source se~d production and its impact in term of gain
in produ.ctivity. A number of new programs with new partners as well as extent of manpower
· development to maize research along with (1st of NMRP Extension information publications are
-also included. Part IV deals with major maize production constraints and research approaches
· r(lnked by 'likelihood of producing an impact on eliminating constraints. Lastly, future maize
r.esear.ch directio'!S . and priorities for Nepal briefly presented in part V.
.·. Xey Wo~ds: Maize; Zea mays; Germplasm; Population improvement; Hybrids; Inbreds; Quality protein
~ : maize (QPM);· S~stainability; Production economics