Hybrid Corn Seeds In Pakistan

Contribution in yield comes from use of hybrid seed with better crop management inputs.

Hybrid corn seeds in pakistan.

75 000 80 000 plants ha. Seed rate for fodder crop or for broadcasting is 40 50 kg per acre. 10 seed rate seed rate for hybrid maize is 8 10 kg per acre in the case of ridges sowing. In what would be a major boost to food security of the country pakistan is poised to become self sufficient in production of corn hybrid seeds.

Autumn tropical sub tropical genetics and spring temperate genetics. Hybrid technology has augmented maize production by more than three times since its launch for the crop sowing way back in 1990s a top official from the private sector said the maize. Seed is dressed with some systemic insecticide for example imidacloprid at the rate of 1g per kg of seed. There are two corn seasons in a year i e.

As recommended by the agricultural research institutes and or private seed companies according to the areas. Keeping in view the national interest four brothers group has launched cazola series of hybrid canola seed in pakistan. The seeds segment offers its customers an outstanding range of hybrid seeds for field crops vegetables. 11 sowing methods maize can be sown on both flat soils as well as on the.

Line sowing on ridges with row to row distance of 60 70 cm and plant to plant distance of 20 25 cm. In the sunflower canola and corn seed category our brands hysun 33 hysun 39 hyola 401 and hycorn 339 are market leaders in their. It includes a portfolio of high value seeds for sunflower corn fodder canola mustard and rice. Pakistan spends billions of rupee on import for edible oil.

Corn crop has proved to be a better and more profitable choice of farmers. Hybrid wheat seeds will be available in pakistan by year 2022 with expectations that they will help increase crop production by at least 40 45 compared to the conventional seed varieties.