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Table 5. National cooperative maize yield t ria1 (short season) in four<br />

locations. Kharif, 1989.<br />

Grain yield (kg/ha)<br />

Vari et y CCRI Swat Mansehra S.Naurang Mean<br />

PSH 817 5597 7550 5296 4036 5619<br />

P 3747 3830 9460 5430 2121 5210<br />

P 31827 3890 9333 5340 1923 5121<br />

PSH 107 3393 8110 4650 4100 5063<br />

YEV 1081 4393 7503 4140 3466 4875<br />

YEV 1085 4667 7313 4646 2676 4825<br />

PSEV 4085 5017 7070 3596 2580 4565<br />

Local check 4070 6963 4193 2750 4501<br />

Gaughar 3610 6607 3686 2756 4164<br />

LSD (0.05): 1276 1501 1322 680<br />

C.V. (% ) 20.48 13.2 19.9 15.9<br />

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

FROM: S. J. Patil<br />

Q Can you prioritize <strong>the</strong> reasons for a wide gap between <strong>the</strong> experimental yield and <strong>the</strong><br />

national average?<br />

A 1) Seed production <strong>of</strong> improved cultivars is number one problem, i.e., viable seed<br />

industry must be established.<br />

2) Agric. Extension Service should be mobilized and take <strong>the</strong> appropriate technology<br />

to <strong>the</strong> small farmers.<br />

3) Availability <strong>of</strong> credit be made available to small farmers on easy terms, and so on.<br />

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