DMRH 1308
Importance of rabi maize in enhancing the national maize productivity, the objective was taken to develop suitable rabi maize hybrids for the target ecology. This has results in DMRH1308, a productive medium-Late maturing dent maize hybrid suitable for rabi cultivation in CWZ with in-built tolerance to biotic stresses. This hybrid was released and notified in the year 2018 by CVRC. The female line BML6 is very productive and there is good synchrony in hybrid seed production. However, the synchrony of male and female flowering needs to be checked and required standardization of seed production techniques at the site of seed production. Cultivar and growing ecologies of DMRH 1308 for Central and Western Zone (CWZ) comprising the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, in year 2018-19, this hybrid have also been recommended for rabi cultivation in Bihar. Parentage: BML 6 ×HKI163. Yield is 9.0 t/ha. Medium-Late (125-145 days) matured Rabi/Winter season variety. Moderately Resistant (MR) to Turcicum Leaf blight and Charcoal rot diseases under artificial epiphytotic conditions at hot-spots Locations. Medium-late maturity single cross hybrid shown significant grain yield superiority over the best check during three years of testing in AICRP trials in CWZ of maize. This hybrid is responsive to high inputs.