BARI Hybrid Maize -2
MAIZE VARIETY: BARI Hybrid Maize -2
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| Method of development/origin | BARI Hybrid Maize-2 was selected from CIMMYT hybrid trails, and latter on verified and released as variety.
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| Year of release | 2002 |
| Main characteristics | Plant strong and viable, height 185-200 cm, height of ear 60-70 cm and top of the ears are tightly covered by husks. Weight of ear 250 g, seed weight / ear 230 g, seed row/ear 6, seed/ear 784, in rabi season silk formation time 80-85 days, Kernels are yellow and semi flint type, 1000 grain weight 356.1 g, crop duration 140-150 days in rabi and 100-105 days in kharif season. Medium anthocyanin color in first leaf sheath and very light anthocyanin colour in second leaf sheath. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi: November to December, kharif: End of February to first week of April |
| Yield | Yield in Rabi season 8-9 t/ha and 7-7.5 t/ha in kharif season |