Different species of maize (Zea mays L.) in J&K

Abstract

Maize (Zea Mays L) is an easily grown crop and the most important cereal crop in the world after wheat and rice, the second most important cereal crop cultivated over 0.31 million hectares with an annual production of 0.27 million tones having an average productivity of 0.89 tons per hectares. It is one of the oldest and most dynamic crop species which has gained popularity in modern world due to its applications in diverse dishes. In Jammu & Kashmir, maize is the major crop, since last decade the average yield of this crop has nearly doubled, making it the area under highest yielding variety. During Kharif season, maize is grown and about 85% cropped area is rain fed. The different varieties of maize grown in Jammu & Kashmir C5 (Trikuta), C6 (Shalimar), C8, C14, C15 Super Composite – I (Mansar) Shalimar KG Maize – I, Shalimar KG Maize – 2.