name two new varieties of maize in india.
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- Sweet maize
- Pod maize
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Varieties
Varieties Classification Based on Duration Notified High Yielding Varieties And Hybrids Composite Varieties Maize Varieties and their Characters
Varieties Classification Based On Duration
Five different maturity groups are recognized for cultivation in India
Full season maturity
Genotypes mature at 105-110 days or more. They are either rainfed or irrigated .
eg: Ganga-5, Ganga-9, Deccan 103
Medium maturity
Varieties need 95-100 days to mature and suit well to regions with assured rainfall.
Eg; Composites
Early maturity
Varieties need 89 to 90 days to mature.Suit either in monocropping or inter cropping.
Very early maturity Varieties
Reqire 75-80 days. They are suited as summer season crops or for inter cropping under raifed conditions. Eg: Diara, Diara-3 and D765
Extra early maturing
Suitable for cultivation under rainfed conditions at a very high altitude (>2500m). Growing season is very short and temperature relatively low.
Eg: composite Auli.