Performance evaluation and genetic parameters estimation of multi-companies maize hybrids in Lamahi Dang, Nepal.

Selection, a basic and crucial step of breeding, can be made efficient through the estimates of genetic parameters. Ten multi-company's maize hybrids and two Nepalese maize hybrids were used as standard checks and evaluated in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Analysis of variance for different characters revealed significant differences for most of the characters among the genotypes used.