Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Name of centre (Latitude/Longitude)	:	Maize Research Centre
Latitude	:	17.312934
Longitude	:	78.399943
Address	:	Maize Research Centre, ARI, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-30

Staff details:
Teaching

Cadre	No. of posts sanctioned	No. of posts filled
Senior Maize Breeder	1	1
Maize Pathologist	1	1
Assistant Agronomist	1	1
Assistant Maize Breeder	1	1
Assistant Entomologist	1	1

Non-Teaching

Cadre	No. of posts sanctioned	No. of posts filled
Senior Technical Assistant	2	2
Field man	5	5
Tractor Driver	2	2
Storekeeper	1	1
LDC/Typist	1	1

Mandate

• To develop high yielding and pest & disease resistant early, medium and full season hybrids
• To develop hybrids in sweet corn, baby corn, QPM and popcorn
• Development of drought tolerant maize hybrids
• To develop economical and efficient hybrid seed production technology
• To maintain nucleus seed of all the parental lines and supply of breeder seed of released hybrids
• To screen all parental lines of hybrids for major diseases and pests
• Management of pests and diseases in maize
• To develop package of practices for all the pre-released hybrids from time to time
• To conduct regular training programmes on “Maize Production Technology” to farmers, departmental officers, nodal officers, seed producers of public and private agencies

Farm area: 17.72 ha
Significant achievements (in bullets with photos)
Important technologies rolled out from this centre

Varietal Technologies: Since its establishment, 24 high yielding hybrids/varieties have been released and at present, the most popular maize varieties/hybrids under extensive cultivation are as follows

Seed production:
To increase the area under public hybrids and to meet the seed requirement of the farmers, Professor Jaya Shankar Telangana Agricultural University has initiated Public Private Partnership (PPP) and entered MoU with private seed production companies. So far 25 companies have registered with the University since 2010. In addition to this Govt. organizations viz., NSC, APSSDC, TSSDC, Rajasthan Seed Corporation, Maharashtra Seed Corporation, Gujarat Seed Corporation and West Bengal Seed Corporation are producing DHM 117 to meet the requirements of their respective states.

Farmers outreach programmes during last 5 years:
There was sudden appearance of Fall Army Worm (Spodoptera frugiperda) an invasive insect pest to India on maize crop. Its incidence on maize crop was also reported from almost all maize growing districts in Telangana State during the year 2018-19 (Kharif & Rabi). The pest alert was issued by PJTSAU (MRC), Hyderabad cautioning all the extension workers throughout the state to educate the farmers with wide publicity and to take up control measures to save the Kharif crop. Maize Research Centre has taken lead role and communicated management strategies for control of FAW in Kharif and Rabi seasons, as a result pest was managed and well under control during the year 2018-19 in the state.

Our maize hybrids/varieties and technologies were popularized in maize farming community by conducting various Minikits, Front Line Demonstrations, Kisan melas, and Exhibitions through our University extension wing and NGOs. Area under single cross hybrids is increased due to our hybrids like DHM 117 and DHM 121.

• Hybrid seed of DHM117 and DHM121 is made available to the farming community during seed melas (2nd fort night of May every year) arranged by the University prior to the crop season.
• Standardized package of practices for Zero-tillage maize and popularized through the Frontline Demonstrations in our state.

In order to reach remote tribal farmers, ICAR has implemented Tribal Sub-plan Programme to popularize maize hybrids, production technologies for normal maize, sweet corn, popcorn and baby corn. So far 350 FLDs were conducted in farmers’ fields. The mean increase in yield over the state average was ranging from 23.0 to 60.0%. During 2014-18, for five years, 225 demonstrations were conducted under TSP programme in Kharif and Rabi seasons. The mean increase in yield over control plot was ranging from 12.22 to 28.7%.

Distribution of inputs and farm implements in TSP programme

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Cultivar	Deccan Hybrid Makka	Amber Popcorn	DHM 101	DHM 1	DHM 103	Harsha
Nature of cultivar	Double cross hybrid	Composite	Double cross hybrid	Double cross hybrid	Double cross hybrid	Composite
Pedigree	(CM104 x CM105) x (CM202 x CM201)	–	(CM115 x CM114) x (CM202 x CM206)	(CM119 x CM120) x (CM121 x CM108)	(CM120 x CM118) x (CM119 x CM208)	–
AICRP Centre/Pvt.Company	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Public/private	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Notification date	Released in the year 1961	24.09.1969	02.02.1976	12.01.1988	29.05.1982	05.05.1988
Notification no.		4045	786	1135 (E)	371(E)	471 (E)
Maturity	Full season	Medium duration	Full season	Full season	Full season	Early to medium
Area of adaptation	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra	Entire country	Entire country	Entire country	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra
Zone	IV	IV	IV	IV	IV	IV
Average Yield (t/ha)	5 t/ha	2.5-3.5 t/ha	5.5-6.0 t/ha	3.5-4.5 t/ha	6-6.5 t/ha	3.5-4.5 t/ha
Other characteristics	Resistance to Lodging	–		Tolerance to TLB, charcoal rot and SDM	Tolerance to TLB, MLB and charcoal rot	Fertilizer responsive
Cropping season	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif
Type	Orange, semi dent	Orange-yellow, dent	Yellow, semi-dent	Yellow-orange, semi dent	Orange, semi dent	Orange-yellow, semi flint

Cultivar	Varun	Madhuri Sweet corn	DHM 105	Trishulatha	DHM 107	DHM 109
Nature of cultivar	Composite	Composite	Double cross hybrid	Three Way cross hybrid	Three Way cross hybrid	Three Way cross hybrid
Pedigree	–	–	(CM119 x CM120) x (CM211 x CM131)	(CM131 x CM211) x CM120	(CM119 x CM211) x CM133	(CM119 x CM211) x CM133
AICRP Centre/Pvt.Company	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	APAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Public/private	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Notification date	15.05.1990	15.05.1990	15.05.1990	16.08.1991	17.08.1993	09.02.1994
Notification no.	386 (E)	386(E)	386(E)	527(E)	615 (E)	636 (E)
Maturity	Medium	Early	Full season	Full season	Medium duration	Early
Area of adaptation	Peninsular India and Foothills of Himalayas	Andhra Pradesh	Entire country	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra	Entire Country	Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP, HP and Rajasthan
Zone	IV	IV	IV	IV	IV	IV
Average Yield (t/ha)	4 t/ha	1.6 t/ha	6.2-7.5 t/ha	6.5-7.0 t/ha	5-6 t/ha	4.5 t/ha
Other characteristics	Tolerant to water stress	Tolerance to water stress	Tolerant to MLB and TLB	Tolerant to TLB, MLB and wilt	Tolerance to TLB, MLB, SDM & ESR	Tolerant to TLB, MLB, SDM, BSR
Cropping season	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif	Kharif
Type	Orange-yellow, semi flint	Yellow, dent	Orange-yellow, semi dent	Yellow, semi dent	Yellow, flint	Orange-yellow, semi dent

Cultivar	Priya Sweet Corn	DHM 111 (BH1576)	DHM 113 (BH1620)	DHM 115	DHM 117 (BH40625)
Nature of cultivar	Composite	Single Cross Hybrid	Single Cross Hybrid	Single cross hybrid	Single Cross Hybrid
Pedigree	Composite from Malyasian sweet corn, Thai sweet corn, Madhri and Madhu makka	BML 6 x BML 15	BML 2 x BML 7	BML 13 x BML 10	BML 6 x BML 7
AICRP Centre/Pvt.Company	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Public/private	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Notification date	09.04.2002	29.01.2010	29.01.2010	Released in the year 2004	29.01.2010
Notification no.	937 (E)	S.O. 211(E)	S.O. 211(E)		S.O. 211(E)
Maturity	Medium duration	Medium duration	Full season	Early	Full season
Area of adaptation	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra	Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra	Andhra Pradesh
Zone	IV	IV	IV	IV	IV
Average Yield (t/ha)	1.5-2.0 t/ha	6.5 t/ha	6.6 t/ha	5.5-6.0 t/ha	7.5 t/ha
Other characteristics	Tolerant to TLB, charcoal rot and late wilt	Nutrient responsive, tolerant to lodging and stay green, Tolerant to TLB, MLB and BSDM	Nutrient responsive, tolerant to lodging	Tolerant to TLB, MLB and BSDM	Nutrient responsive, tolerant to lodging
Cropping season	Kharif	Kharif and Rabi	Kharif and Rabi	Kharif  & Rabi	Kharif and Rabi
Type	Yellow dent	Orange yellow Semi flint	Orange, Semi dent	Orange-yellow, flint	Orange-yellow, flint

Cultivar	DHM 119	BPCH 6	DHM 121 (BH41009)
Nature of cultivar	Single cross hybrid	Single cross hybrid	Single Cross Hybrid
Pedigree	BML 2 x BML 15	BPCL 3 x BPCL 6	BML 6 x BML 45
AICRP Centre/Pvt.Company	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad	ANGRAU Maize Research Centre, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
Public/private	Public	Public	Public
Notification date	25.03.2011	01.10.2015	30.07.2014
Notification no.	S.O. 632 (E)	S.O. 2680	S.O. 1919(E)
Maturity	Full season	Medium duration	Full season
Area of adaptation	Andhra Pradesh, Maharahstra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu	Entire country	A.P. Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Zone	IV	IV	IV
Average Yield (t/ha)	8.5 t/ha	3.5 t/ha	7.5 t/ha
Other characteristics	Tolerant to TLB, MLB and PFSR	Volume expansion ration is 1:16	Nutrient responsive, tolerant to lodging
Cropping season	Kharif & Rabi	Kharif & Rabi	Kharif and Rabi
Type	Orange-yellow, semi flint	Orange, flint	Orange-yellow, flint