Maize & Millets OPVs Developed:
The Institute has released following OPVs of maize, sorghum and pearl millet crops since its establishment i.e. 1958-59.
Sr. No. |
Name of Variety |
Year of Release |
Yield Potential (Kg/ha) |
Average Yield (Kg/ha |
Remarks |
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Maize |
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1 |
Neelam |
1970 |
6775 |
6175 |
Not under Cultivation
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2 |
Agaiti-72 |
1972 |
4888 |
4261 |
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3 |
Akbar |
1973 |
7000 |
6022 |
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4 |
Sadaf |
1975 |
6800 |
5887 |
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5 |
Sultan |
1986 |
7454 |
6172 |
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6 |
Golden |
1994 |
7800 |
6286 |
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7 |
Agaiti-85 |
1994 |
5498 |
4940 |
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8 |
Sahiwal-2002 |
2002 |
7175 |
6360 |
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9 |
Agaiti-2002 |
2002 |
5884 |
5496 |
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10 |
MMRI-Yellow |
2011 |
8500 |
6600 |
Under Cultivation |
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11 |
Pearl |
2011 |
7500 |
6000 |
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12 |
Malka 2016 |
2016 |
8,877 |
7,263 |
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13 |
Gohar-19 |
2019 |
8100 |
7200 |
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14 |
Cimmyt-Pak |
2019 |
7100 |
6500 |
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16 |
Pop-1 |
2019 |
5500 |
4500 |
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17 |
Sahiwal Gold |
2019 |
9100 |
7000 |
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Sorghum |
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1 |
PAK-SS-II |
1976 |
3168 |
1651 |
Not under Cultivation |
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2 |
YSS-98 |
1999 |
5039 |
2688 |
Under Cultivation |
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3 |
YS-16 |
2016 |
6,220 |
3,722 |
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4 |
Fakhar E Punjab (Hybrid) |
2019 |
6500 |
3947 |
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Pearl Millet |
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1 |
18-BY |
1976 |
2817 |
1631 |
Under Cultivation |
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2 |
YBS-98 |
2016 |
4,033 |
3,600 |
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Maize Hybrids Developed:
The Institute has released following maize hybrids for general cultivation.
Type of Hybrid |
Name |
Year of Release |
Yield Potential (Kg/ha) |
Average Yield (Kg/ha) |
Remarks |
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Double Cross |
DC-59 |
1966 |
7598 |
4726 |
Not under Cultivation
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DC-697 |
1969 |
9284 |
6764 |
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YHD-401 |
1988 |
8367 |
7413 |
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YHD-444 |
2000 |
8903 |
7104 |
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YHD-555 |
2000 |
9569 |
7529 |
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Three Way Cross |
YHS-301 |
1989 |
8455 |
7445 |
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Single Cross |
YHS-201 |
1987 |
8797 |
7537 |
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YHS-202 |
1987 |
9119 |
7657 |
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FH-421 |
2006 |
11675 |
8965 |
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FH-810 |
2011 |
12000 |
9750 |
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Yusafwala Hybrid |
2011 |
12637 |
9500 |
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YH-1898 |
2016 |
12,400 |
10,300 |
Under Cultivation |
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FH-949 |
2016 |
13,000 |
10,500 |
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FH-1046 |
2017 |
13,500 |
11,000 |
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FH-1036 |
2019 |
125,000 |
10,500 |
Introduction of Spring Maize in Pakistan
This Institute has introduced spring season maize crop in Punjab during 1960’s after conducting successful research trials. Now the share of spring maize in Punjab with respect to area and production is 33% and 40% respectively.
Adoption of Maize Hybrids
The Institute is pioneer in maize hybrids development in Pakistan and 1st maize hybrid DC-59 was released during 1966. Recently, three maize hybrids i.e. YH-1898, FH-1046 and FH-949 with yield potential of 12,400 & 13,500 Kg/ha, and 13,000 respectively, have been approved by the Punjab Seed Council in 2016 for general cultivation.
Introduction of Modern Production Technology
The Institute is actively working for standardization of sowing methods, fertilizers doses, weedicides, fungicides and insecticides for maize, sorghum & pearl millet to obtain maximum and economical yields.