POSITION OF MAIZE IN WORLD CEREALS, INDIGENOUS MAIZE HYBRID DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION OF HYBRID CULTIVATION,INSECT PESTS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN PAKISTAN,

POSITION OF MAIZE IN WORLD CEREALS

CEREALS	AREA         (Million HA)	PRODUCTION (Million Tons)	YIELD (Kg/Ha)
Maize	1842	10167	5520
Wheat	2185	7132	3265
Rice	1647	7457	4527
Sorghum	421	614	1457
Millet	329	299	907
Barley	498	1448	2908
Maize Pakistan	1.12	4.53	4052

FAOSTAT, 2013

Maize Utilization (%) In Pakistan

Industry (wet milling)	20
Feed	71
Food	5
Seed and others	4

VARIETIES DEVELOPED/RELEASED

VARIETIES	CROP	YEAR	AREA OF CULTIVATION	GRAIN YIELD
KASHMIR GOLD	MAIZE	1983	AJK	6-7 ton/ha
GAUHER	MAIZE	1985	Rainfed areas of Punjab and highland areas (Replaced)	5-6 ton/ha
JOHAR	SORGHUM	2006	All provinces and AJK	4-5 ton/ha
BAJRA SUPER‑I	MILLET	2006	All provinces and AJK	4-5 ton/ha

VARIETIES IN PIPE LINE

VARIETIES	CROP	TARGET AREA	GRAIN YIELD
SOAN-3	MAIZE	Highland and raifed areas	4-5 ton/ha
ISLAMABAD WHITE	MAIZE	Mid altitudes and plains	5-6 ton/ha
ISLAMABAD GOLD	MAIZE	Mid altitudes, Rainfed areas	5-6 ton/ha
PARC SS-2	SORGHUM	All provinces	4 ton/ha
PARC MS-2	MILLET	All provinces	4 ton/ha

Islamabad Gold

Islamabad White

HYBRIDS IN PIPE LINE

VARIETIES	TARGET AREA	GRAIN YIELD
NARC-2704	Mid altitudes and plains	7-8 ton/ha
186 X 187	plains	8-9 ton/ha
D4 X Q4	plains	8-9 ton/ha

It produced on an average 7.5-8.0 tonnes/ha across different environments. It has stay green character also. Different seed companies visited this hybrid and its parental lines planted at NARC and showed interest to procure for their companies. Privatization of this hybrid is under process.

INDIGENOUS MAIZE HYBRID DEVELOPMENT

CONTRIBUTION OF HYBRID CULTIVATION

CULTIVARS	AREA (000 HA)	SHARE IN AREA (%)	PRODUCTION (000 TONNES)	SHARE (%)
HYBRID	237	30	2457	62
SYNTHETIC LOCAL	708	70	1230	38
TOTAL	945	100	3687	100

INSECT PESTS OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE IN PAKISTAN

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COMMEN NAME                                            ORDER           

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MAIZE STEM BORER                                       LEPIDOPTERA                                      

SHOOT FLY                                                     DIPTERA                       

CORN EAR WORM                                          LEPIDOPTERA                                                  

ARMY WORM                                                 LEPIDOPTERA                                       

ARMY WORM                                                 LEPIDOPTERA               

CORN LEAF APHID                                          HEMIPTERA                              

GRASS HOPPER                                               ORTHOPTERA                                      

GRASS HOPPER                                               ORTHOPTERA

GRASS HOPPER                                               ORTHOPTERA

TOKA                                                                ORTHOPTERA                                   

CUT WORM                                                    LEPIDOPTERA                                                              

BUTTER FLY                                                   LEPIDOPTERA

PORTABLE ELECTRICAL/MANUAL MAIZE SHELLER FOR HILLY AREAS

Designed in collaboration with Farm Machinery Institute.

It reduces cost by about 50%.

It reduces losses by about 90%.

Portable and easy to handle.