BARI Hybrid Maize -1
MAIZE VARIETY: BARI Hybrid Maize -1
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | BARI Hybrid Maize-1 was developed by crossing between three inbred lines collected from Thailand. |
| Year of release | 2000 |
| Main characteristics | It is a three- way cross hybrid. Ear large, heavy, height of ear 100-105 cm, plant height 190-210 cm, weight of ear 250 g. The ear is filled with kernels up to the tips. Kernels are orange yellow. There are 16 kernel in a ear. Seed weight / ear 230 g, seed/ear 784, in rabi season silk formation time 90-92 days. Grain yellow, large, 1000 grain weight 350-375 g. Presence of deep anthocyanin in 1st leaf sheath. Crop duration 140-150 days and 100-110 days in kharif season. Anthocyanin color in first leaf sheath and light anthocyanin color in second leaf sheath. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi: Mid November to December, kharif: End of February to first week of April |
| Yield | Yield in rabi season 7.5-9.5 t/ha and 6.5-8 t/ha in kharif season |