Technology Details:
VLQPM Hybrid 45 is QPM (Quality Protein Maize) version of popular hybrid Vivek Maize Hybrid 45. It is early maturing (90-95 days) and exhibited at par yield (6,673 kg/ha) with the original normal corn hybrid VMH 45 in AICRP Maize trials conducted during 2020 & 2021. VLQPM Hybrid 45 possesses mean tryptophan, lysine and protein content of 0.66%, 2.90 and 8.72%, respectively. It also exhibited moderate resistance against turcicum leaf blight. VLQPM Hybrid 45 has been recommended for Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.