Maize in India and in Rajasthan

Abstract

The position of maize production has been highlighted with retrospective effect. The impact of technological advances including introduction of new hybrids on total maize production has also been assessed. Average production per unit area per Be, poor coverage under hybrid varieties and the dominance of old and conventional methods of cultivation practices appear to limit the total production of maize in the country. For an early rise in the total maize production, allotment of priorities to the extension of available varieties and technologies over further intensification of research has been suggested.