Technology Details:
VL Madhurima has been developed by combining VSL 400 and VSL 407, which are sweet corn versions of normal corn lines V 400 and V 407. Its harvestable maturity is 72-75 days (green cob) and seed to seed duration is 95-100 days. In All-India Coordinated Trials, it gave an average yield of 10,513 kg/ha (dehusked green cobs), which was 10.1% higher than the check variety Misthi (9,556 kg/ha). It possesses mean TSS % 15 and is moderately resistant to turcicum and maydis leaf blight, fusarium stalk rot, charcoal rot, and Cercospora leaf spot. VL Madhurima has been recommended for notification for the North Eastern Plains Zone (Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal, and Jharkhand), Peninsular Zone (Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu), and Central Western Zone (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh).