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tion system which allows research to be carried out throughout <strong>the</strong> year. 't~ing <strong>of</strong> new hybrids<br />

is done throughout various growing areas in Thailand. The CP Group has three major seed production<br />

farms located in saraburi, Kampangphet, and Chiang Rai respectively, with a seed processing<br />

plant located at Pattananikom, Lopburi.<br />

Germplasm from o<strong>the</strong>r institutes such as CIMMYT, Kasetsart University, and <strong>the</strong> Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Agriculture have proved to be useful for inbred development.<br />

Table 1.<br />

List <strong>of</strong> corn hybrids commercially released in Thailand by Charoen Seeds Co., Ltd.<br />

Year<br />

Hybrid<br />

Description<br />

1981<br />

1985<br />

1989<br />

1990<br />

1991<br />

1991<br />

CP 1<br />

CP 707<br />

OK 811<br />

OK 211<br />

OK 222<br />

OK 888<br />

Good yield potential<br />

Good yield potential<br />

Good yield potential, uniform<br />

Short and early, good yield potential<br />

Short and early, good yield potential,<br />

good rust resistance<br />

Very uniform, excellent yield and<br />

grain quality and free <strong>of</strong> grain mold.<br />

In addition to Thailand, we also extensively test our hybrids in Indonesia. At<br />

present we have two corn hybrids available in Indonesia, CPI-1 and CPI-2. CPI-1 has been<br />

in <strong>the</strong> Indonesian market for more than six years, and it is full season in maturity. CPI­<br />

2 was released 'for <strong>the</strong> Indonesian market in 1992 and is expected to be well accepted<br />

because <strong>of</strong> its earlier maturity, suitable for many corn producing areas in Indonesia.<br />

We are also conducting preliminary yield evaluations <strong>of</strong> our hybrids in Vietnam, Laos,<br />

Kampuchea, and Myanmar. When important issues have been settled, we hope to launch our corn<br />

hybrids in <strong>the</strong>se countries.<br />

Questions to <strong>the</strong> author:<br />

FROM R. S.Paroda<br />

Q What is <strong>the</strong> percentage <strong>of</strong> single cross in Thailand?<br />

A 80% in single cross, 20% in three way cross.<br />

FROM Firdaus Kasim<br />

Q What is <strong>the</strong> policy <strong>of</strong> private sector for hybrid development targeted to marginal environments<br />

such as acid soils?<br />

A We do not have <strong>the</strong> program aim for that environment yet but if <strong>the</strong>re is a potential and<br />

<strong>the</strong> area is necessary for production we would certainly consider it seriously.<br />

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