Maize (Zea mays L.) is the important cereal crop in Nepal and the main stable food crop for
the hill people. Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is maize with high nutritive value of endosperm
protein with twice the content of limiting amino acids lysine and tryptophan compared to
normal maize. Replacing the normal maize by QPM is the most effective and attractive
measure to meet protein needs and rise human nutritional status of the hill people.
Considering these facts a series of experiments, Coordinated Varietal Trial (CVT) and
Coordinated Farmers Field Trial (CFFT) at station and its outreach sites (Ramghat, Maintada
and Gumi) of ARS, Surkhet were conducted during the normal growing seasons of 20 ll and
2012 with the objectives of identification and dissemination of high yielding QPM varieties in
the river basin areas of mid-western hill of Nepal. A total of 13 and 5 QPM genotypes with
farmer's variety were evaluated in CVT and CFFT in two consecutive years of20 11 and 2012
respectively. Out of 14 genotypes tested under CVT, genotypes: S03 TL YQ-AB-02 (3295
kg/ha), Poshilo Makai-1 (3209 kg/ha) and Rampur S03-FQ02 (2998 kglha) were superior for
grain yield and husk cover but were non-significant with farmers variety (3233 kg/ha).
Similarly in CFFT, out of 5 QPM genotypes tested, genotypes: 303-TLYQ-AB-01 (3277
kg/ha) and S03-TL YQ-AB-02 (3071 kg/ha) were superior in grain yield but were found nonsignificant
with farmer's variety (3073 kg/ha) .

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the important cereal crop in Nepal and the main stable food crop for
the hill people. Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is maize with high nutritive value of endosperm
protein with twice the content of limiting amino acids lysine and tryptophan compared to
normal maize. Replacing the normal maize by QPM is the most effective and attractive
measure to meet protein needs and rise human nutritional status of the hill people.
Considering these facts a series of experiments, Coordinated Varietal Trial (CVT) and
Coordinated Farmers Field Trial (CFFT) at station and its outreach sites (Ramghat, Maintada
and Gumi) of ARS, Surkhet were conducted during the normal growing seasons of 20 ll and
2012 with the objectives of identification and dissemination of high yielding QPM varieties in
the river basin areas of mid-western hill of Nepal. A total of 13 and 5 QPM genotypes with
farmer's variety were evaluated in CVT and CFFT in two consecutive years of20 11 and 2012
respectively. Out of 14 genotypes tested under CVT, genotypes: S03 TL YQ-AB-02 (3295
kg/ha), Poshilo Makai-1 (3209 kg/ha) and Rampur S03-FQ02 (2998 kglha) were superior for
grain yield and husk cover but were non-significant with farmers variety (3233 kg/ha).
Similarly in CFFT, out of 5 QPM genotypes tested, genotypes: 303-TLYQ-AB-01 (3277
kg/ha) and S03-TL YQ-AB-02 (3071 kg/ha) were superior in grain yield but were found nonsignificant
with farmer's variety (3073 kg/ha) .