CoH 3: A NEW DOUBLE CROSS MAIZE HYBRID FOR TAMILNADU

G. NALLATHAMBI; N. JAYARAMAN; P. VEERABADHIRAN and M. RANGASAMY

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00818

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CoH 3: A NEW DOUBLE CROSS MAIZE HYBRID FOR TAMILNADU

Author: G. NALLATHAMBI, N. JAYARAMAN, P. VEERABADHIRAN and M. RANGASAMY,

p-ISSN: 0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol: 85, Issue: oct-dec,

DOI:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00818

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Abstract

UMH 10 is a medium duration (95-100 days) double cross maize hybrid suited for cultivation both under rainfed (Sep-Oct) and irrigated (June-July and Jan-Feb) situations: It has an yield potential of 8875 kg of grains and 19 tonnes of fodder per hectare. It is highly resistant to sorghum downy mildew disease and maize stem borer. It possess desirable attributes such as high starch (64.8%) and high protein (11.03%). Grains are bold, orange: yellow in colour and flint in texture. It was released as CoH 3 maize hybrid during 1996 to replace CoH 2 hybrid.

Keywords: COH 3, Maize hybrid, High starch, Coarse cereals

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