Ludhiana, July 15 -- The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has commercialised its newly developed early-maturing maize hybrid - PMH-16 - by licensing it to Guwahati-based Nilanchal Agriscience for commercial cultivation in the northeast.

The commercialisation agreement was signed by PAU director of research Ajmer Singh Dhatt and Amirul Alam Choudhary, representing Nilanchal Agriscience, in the presence of senior university officials.

Dhatt said PMH-16 has been recommended for cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, the hilly regions of Uttarakhand and the northeast states. "The hybrid combines early maturity with high yield potential, recording an average grain yield of 8.08 tonnes per hectare," he added.

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