Abstract

Aim: The study was aimed to identify suitable hybrids for Terai and inner Terai environment which are potential pockets for hybrid cultivation.

Materials and Methods: Different sets of varietal trials were conducted using randomized complete block design in different research stations under Nepal Agricultural Research Council across the Terai and inner Terai region of the country during the summer of 2016/17 to 2018/19.

Results: Significant genotypic differences were observed for grain yield and major agronomic traits. This study identified maize hybrids better and/or competent to standard check namely CAH1721, CAH1715, RML-222/NML-2, RML-86/RML-96, RML-95/RML-96, CAL-1421/CML-451 and CAL-1465/CML-451 for the targeted environment.

Conclusion: The hybrids identified better based on overall performances should be promoted to farmers' field trials to get feedback from them. Hybrids namely CAH1715, RML-86/RML-96, and RML-95/RML-96 should be proposed for release for commercial cultivation as they performed well across the years and locations, and are preferred by farmers, too.

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