PAU TO DEMONSTRATE ITS MAIZE HYBRIDS TO SEED COMPANIES

LUDHIANA, MAY 31:-----



Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has a strong research and development programmes on development of hybrids. The PAU Director of Research, Dr. S.S.Gosal said that the University is one of the leading centers of the country which is credited with the development of several single cross hybrids (SCHs) of maize adding that during the past decade several SCHs have been released at the national and state level. He disclosed that recently PAU has formulated a policy to offer its maize hybrids for their hybrid seed production on commercial scale under the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode. The Head of Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Dr. M.S.Gill said that a field demonstration is being organized at PAU to demonstrate the potential and relative agronomic performance of PAU bred maize hybrids such as PMH-1 in comparison to private hybrids of maize such as 31-Y-45 of Pioneer, 9108 of Monsanto and NK-6240 of Syngenta. Senior Maize Breeder and Incharge of the Maize Section at PAU, Dr. S.P.S.Brar said that private seed companies and other stake holders are participating in this interactive programme which will be held right on field, near PAU Petrol Pump on June 1 from 10.00 a.m. onwards. The PAU farm literature will be put on sale on this occasion, he said.
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