MAIZE Udan |
CHARACTERISTICS |
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Leaf Angle Between Blade and Stem (On the leaf just above Upper ear) |
Small |
Tassel Length of main axis above lowest side branch |
Medium 20-23 cm |
Hybrid and open pollinated varieties Plant length |
Long 181-210 cm |
Ear length without husk |
Long above 15 cm |
Ear Shape |
Conical- Cylindrical |
Ear – No of Rows of grain |
Above 14 |
Ear- Type f grain in middle third of ear) |
Semi dent |
Ear – Colour of top of the grain |
Yellow with Cap |
Kernal – Row arrangement (middle of ear) |
Straight |
Kernel sweetness |
Present |
Kernel – Waxiness |
Absent |
Kernal – Shape |
Pointed |
Special Features |
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Tassel - Time of anthesis (On middle third of main axis, 50% of plants) |
Early 45 to 50 days |
Tassel - Angle between main axis and lateral branches in lower third of tassel |
Narrow |
Ear - Time of sik emergence (50% Plants) |
Early 48-53 days |
Plant length (up to Flag leaf) |
Long above 150 cm |
Leaf Width of blade (leaf of upper ear) |
Medium 8-9 cm |
Kernal 1000 Kernal weight |
Medium 200-220 |