Thrust area

  1. Germplasm collection, exchange, evaluation and utilization.
  2. Development of stress (drought, heat, cold and low nutrient) resilient high yielding hybrids and open pollinated varieties of maize.
  3. Low cost resource conserving production technologies,
  4. Development of quality protein maize for nutritional enhancement
We seek to generate high yielding maize based production technological packages that contribute to the food, nutritional security, employment generation and livelihood improvement of the Nepalese people.

Collaboration/Linkages

1. Department of Agriculture, Nepal

2. Department of Livestock Services, Nepal

3. International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), Mexico

4. International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India

Links

1. NARC, Nepal

2. Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council
3. Journal of Maize Research and Development
4. CIMMYT, SARO, Nepal

Call for Papers

Journal of Maize Research and Development (JMRD) is dedicated to publishing high-quality original research and review articles on maize breeding, genetics, agronomy, entomology, pathology, post harvest, soil science, botany, physiology
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