Background:
The central western zone (CWZ) has approximately 26.0 Lakhs hectare area under maize cultivation. The almost 100 % popcorn consume in India is imported from abroad. Further, short duration popcorn hybrids with higher popping percentage are in much need as they can easily fit in diverse cropping systems. Therefore the current technology was developed as short duration matured in 80-85 days to meet out the domestic demand of popcorn. In, India there is only one early maturing popcorn single cross hybrid released; therefore development of high yielding single cross hybrid of popcorn with different genetic background will help in sustaining yield and diversity in the system. :
Technology Details:
In view of importance of popcorn in India, the early maturing popcorn hybrid LPCH2 developed, released and notified from CVRC for CWZ cultivation can help in fulfilling the demand of popcorn in the city and mall. This is the early maturing hybrid which can be fit easily in any of the cropping system. Therefore, by growing this popcorn hybrid, farmers can increase their income as well as can help in fulfilling the required demands of popcorn in our country. There is lots of scope to enhance farmers’ income by growing specialty corns like popcorn. Now a day there is huge demand of popcorn in the city, malls and urban area. Farmers can take this as an opportunity to increase their income. It is none-perishable, can be store for longer duration and can sell as and when suitable price is there in the market. This hybrid was released and notified in the year 2020 by CVRC. The synchrony of male and female flowering needs to be checked and standardize while seed production at required site. Cultivar and growing :
ecologies : LPCH2(IMHP1535) has been recommended for cultivation in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & Gujarat Type of corn : Popcorn Parentage : JP-8 × Dpcl 292 Year of release (CSC on CSN & RVAC) : 2020, (Dated 10th July, 2020) Gazette Notification Details : S.O. 3482 (E)S.N.43, Dated 7th October, 2020 Average yield (t/ha) : 3.0 (in Kharif) Season : Kharif, but also does very well during the rabi Maturity Group : Early (80-85days) Reaction to major diseases and insects : LPCH2 has shown Moderately Resistance (MR) to Charcoal rot, Fusarium stalk rot and Curvularia leaf spot under artificial epiphytotic conditions at hot spots. Other remarks : LPCH2 showed significant overall grain yield superiority of 15.9 % over the best check during the three years of testing in AICRP trials. Highest Popping percentage is reported (up to 95 %) with a mean of 86.1 in AICRP trial. It has shown 7.6 % superiority in Poppiness to the best check in AICRP trials. The highest Popping expansion (PE) is reported up to 1:23 in AICRP trial with mean of 1: 16.6 in the AICRP testing.