Abstract
Two maize hybrids viz., Cargil and Pioneer-3331, and four synthetic cultivars viz., Neelam, Sultan, Golden and Akbar were compared for forage yield and quality under field conditions. Significant differences were observed among the cultivars for growth parameters, yield and quality characteristics. Cultivar Sultan gave significantly higher green fodder yield (81.48 t ha') than all the other cultivar. The increase in yield was mainly due to greater plant height, stem diameter and leaf area planrl . Maximum crude protein (8.53 %) and ether extractable fat (2.40 %) were noted in Pioneer-3331 and Cargil, respectively. The crude fiber and total ash percent were statistically similar for all the cultivars. Key words: maize, forage, yield, quality, protein, fat and fiber
