Author (s): Md. Abdul Aziz*1, A.K.M.M. Rahman2, Remi Chakma3, M. Ahmed4 and A.F.M. S. Ahsan5
*Corresponding author, Email: m58abdulaziz@yahoo.com
*Corresponding author, Email: m58abdulaziz@yahoo.com
Abstract
A field trail was conducted at the Hill Agricultural Research Station, Khagrachari, Ramgorh and Boropara (Farmers field), Khagrachari during the rabi season of 2008-2009 to find out the suitable hybrid maize variety for hilly areas. Five varieties of hybrid maize viz., BARI Hybrid Maize-2, BARI Hybrid Maize-3, BARI Hybrid Maize-5, Pacific-11 and Pacific-984 were tested in this study. Among the varieties BARI Hybrid Maize-5 produced maximum grain yield at all the locations (Khagrachari: 10.07 t/ha, Boropara: 9.71 t/ha and Ramgorh: 6.71 t ha-1). The lowest grain yield was obtained from Pacific-984 (7.53 t/ha) at Khagrachari, BARI Hybrid Maize-2 (6.42 t/ha) at Boropara and BARI Hybrid Maize-3 (4.51 t/ha) at Ramgorh. BARI Hybrid Maize -5 might be suitable for cultivation in the hilly areas of Bangladesh.
Key words: Hybrid maize, Variety and Hilly area.
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J. Expt. Biosci. 2(2): July 2011
Key words: Hybrid maize, Variety and Hilly area.
Full pdf: PDF
J. Expt. Biosci. 2(2): July 2011
