BARI Hybrid Maize -3
MAIZE VARIETY: BARI Hybrid Maize -3
Main Features of the Variety
| Developed by | Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh. |
| Method of development/origin | The hybrid was selected from a CIMMYT hybrid trail and later on crossed and seed multiplied. |
| Year of release | 2002 |
| Main characteristics | A high yielding single crossed hybrid with good husk cover. Plant height 220-230 cm, length of ear 100-110 cm, weight of ear 250 g, seed weight / ear 230 g, seed/ ear 784, in rabi season silk formation time 90-92 days, Kernels are orange yellow flint, 1000 grain weight 392 g. |
| Planting season and time | Rabi: Mid November to mid December |
| Yield | Yield in rabi season 9-9.5 t/ha and 7-7.5 t/ha in kharif season |