Maize is grown for both grain and fodder. While most of the grain type maize cultivars dry up at maturity and become unsuitable for use as green fodder after harvesting cobs, the fodder types yield very little grain. ‘Stay green’ maize hybrids remain fairly green at maturity and yield as good as the grain types, thereby offering farmers dual advantage of grain as well as green fodder in the same crop. • This variety has been developed from the cross V 407 x V 409. • It has long cylindrical cobs with good husk cover and bold grain (average 1000-grain weight is 370 g). • Grain: Yellow bold, semi-flint. • Plant height: 185-195 cm (mid hills), 150-160 cm (plains). • Maturity: 85-90 days (mid hills), 80-85 days (plains). • Yield: 50-60 q/ha. • It is moderately resistant to Turcicum and Maydis Leaf Blight, Common rust (CR), Post flowering Stalk Rot (PFSR) and Brown Stripe Downy Mildew (BSDM). • Suitable for cultivation in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. • Owing to their short duration, these hybrids can fit into various maize-based cropping systems prevalent in the country. • These hybrids also possess ‘stay green’ trait.