A meeting of the Variety Evaluation Committee (VEC) for a recommendation of newly developed crop fodder varieties, was held at Pakistan Agriculture Research Council. After a thorough evaluation, the committee approved seed varieties of 55 Maize hybrid (3-29% yield potential) out of 74 for general cultivation. Dr. Azeem Khan, Chairman PARC remarked that Maize is a success story in Pakistan and urged to use the success story of Maize as a role model for other crops in the country. In this setting, the close collaboration of PARC with public-private seed sectors for the exponential growth of Maize is highly appreciable. Development of Nutritional Maize such as PBproA-2017, elimination of the obligation of the spot in fodder, implementation of DNA fingerprinting, and provision of seed with their descriptors were some of the suggestions made during the meeting.
Original Link:http://www.parc.gov.pk/index.php/en/component/content/article/173-news-flash-2020/1771-parc-introduces-improved-fodder-crops-hybrid-varieties