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Main Maize Research Station, Godhra
Objectives
- To develop high yielding, early-medium maturing, biotic and abiotic tolerant genotypes for rainfed kharif cultivation.
- To develop high yielding late maturity biotic and abiotic resistant single cross hybrids for winter/rabi maize cultivation.
- To develop single cross hybrid through marker assisted selection and double hapliod technologies.
- To develop maize germplasm catologue for maintenance and future use in crop improvement.
- To develop specialty corns viz., Quality Protein Maize Sweet corn, Baby corn, Popcorn and High corn oil
- Identification of public and private single cross hybrids for kharif and winter/rabi seasons through multilocation AICRP on Maize Trials.
- To develop production technology of recommended varieties / hybrids for kharif and winter/rabi seasons.
- To produce Breeder seed of released varieties/hybrids.
- To disseminate and popularize generated technologies through extension education and Front Line Demonstration.
