MAIZE - Season and Varieties
SEASON AND VARIETIES
| S.No. | Agro ecological zones | Districts | Season | Maize Single Cross Hybrids |
| 1. | North Eastern Zone | Villupuram, Vellore, Thiruvallur, Ranipet, Thiruvannamalai, Cuddalore, Thirupathur, Kallakurichi | June – July (Aadi pattam) Sep – Oct (Puratassi pattam) Nov – Dec (Karthigai pattam) Jan- Feb (Thai pattam), | (please click here Season and Varieties) COH(M) 6, COH(M) 8, COH(M) 11 |
| 2. | North Western Zone | Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri | June – July (Aadi pattam) Sep- Oct (Puratassi pattam) Nov – Dec (Karthigai pattam) Jan- Feb (Thai pattam) | |
| 3. | Western Zone | Coimbatore, Thiruppur, Dindigul, Erode, Karur | June – July (Aadi pattam) Sep- Oct (Puratassi pattam) Nov-Dec (Karthigai pattam) Jan- Feb (Thai pattam) | |
| 4. | Cauvery Delta Zone | Trichy, Perambalur, Ariyalur (New Delta) Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai (*Delta), | June – July (Aadi pattam) Sep- Oct (Puratassi pattam) Nov-Dec (Karthigai pattam) Jan- Feb (Thai pattam) Apr – May (Chittirai pattam)* | |
| 5. | Southern Zone | Pudukottai, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi, Thirunelveli and Thoothukudi | June – July (Aadi pattam) Sep- Oct (Puratassi pattam) Nov-Dec (Karthigai pattam) Jan- Feb (Thai pattam) |
Irrigated: June - July (Aadi Pattam), Nov - Dec (Karthigai Pattam), Jan – Feb (Thai pattam), April – May (Chittirai pattam) Rainfed: Sep - Oct (Puratassi Pattam)