Seeds of these improved varieties of maize will give good yield, know their characteristics

Seeds of these improved varieties of maize will give good yield
  • Syngenta S 6668:- Seed rate of this variety is 5 to 8 kg/acre and at the time of sowing, plant to plant distance should be 60×30-45 cm and sowing depth should be 4 to 5 cm. Its harvest period is 120 days. Apart from this, it is suitable for irrigated areas, with high yield potential and is a large cobs variety that lasts till the end. 

  • NK-30: The seed rate of this variety is 5 to 8 kg/acre. , plant to plant distance should be 1 to 1.5 feet, row to row distance should be 2 feet and sowing depth should be 4 to 5 cm. Its harvest period is 100 to 105 days. The variety is adapted to tropical rain, tolerant to stress/drought conditions, dark orange grain with excellent tip filling, high yielding and suitable for fodder use.

  • Pioneer-3396: Seed rate of this variety is 5 to 8 kg/acre.  The distance between plant to plant should be 60 x 30-45 cm and the depth of sowing should be kept 4-5 cm. It has a harvest period of 115 to 120 days and is a high yielding hybrid variety of Kharif and Rabi seasons. Its plant structure makes it suitable for giving high yield even on dense sowing.

  • Pioneer 3401: In this variety the seed rate is 5 to 8 kg/acre as well as the distance from plant to plant is 60 x 30-45 cm and the depth of sowing is 4 to 5 cm. Its harvest period is 115 to 120 days. This variety has high grain filling capacity and about 80 to 85% of the cobs have 16 to 20 lines .Apart from this, the yield of this variety is also good.

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