Not all maize seed is grown for the same purpose — and planting the wrong type for your goal wastes a season. Whether you’re selling grain, feeding a dairy herd, or need quick green fodder, Pakistan’s maize (makai) growers have three genuinely different options to choose between.
Grain Maize — For Selling & Commercial Yield
If your goal is harvesting and selling grain, you want a hybrid bred specifically for cob development and grain weight. Our Double Cross Hybrid Corn (LS-468) is built for exactly this — strong vigour, uniform cobs and dependable per-acre grain output. This is the right choice for farmers focused on commercial grain production rather than feeding livestock.
Silage Maize — For Dairy Operations
Dairy farmers don’t need grain — they need total plant biomass, cut and fermented as silage for year-round feed. Hybrid Corn Silage Special (LS-468 Silage Special) is bred for tall, leafy, high-tonnage plants with a good leaf-to-stem ratio, giving strong energy content for milk production. If you’re running a dairy herd, this is a different product from grain maize, not a substitute.
Green Fodder Maize — For Livestock Feed Cycles
For farmers who need fresh green fodder on a rolling basis rather than stored silage, Fodder Corn (S.G. 2019) is the right pick — fast-growing, leafy, and can be sown in multiple cycles through the year to keep cattle and buffalo fed continuously. If you’re sowing fodder corn this month, timing matters as much as variety — see our guide on the August 15 fodder maize sowing deadline.
How to Decide Which One You Need
- Selling grain commercially? → Double Cross Hybrid Corn (LS-468)
- Running a dairy operation, need stored silage? → Hybrid Corn Silage Special
- Need fresh green fodder for livestock through the season? → Fodder Corn (S.G. 2019)
A common mistake is sowing grain hybrid seed and cutting it early for fodder, or vice versa — each variety is bred for its purpose, and yield and quality suffer when used for the wrong one. Whichever you choose, keep an eye out for fall armyworm from early growth onward — our fall armyworm identification guide covers what to watch for.
Buy the Right Corn Seed in Pakistan
Lashkar Seeds supplies all three certified maize types from Faisalabad across Pakistan. Not sure which fits your farm? Tell us your goal — grain, silage or green fodder — on WhatsApp and we’ll point you to the right seed.
ہائبرڈ، سائیلج یا چارہ مکئی — کون سا بیج منتخب کریں؟
مکئی کا بیج اپنے مقصد کے مطابق چنیں۔ اناج کے لیے ہائبرڈ مکئی یکساں چھلیوں اور دانے کی پیداوار پر مرکوز ہوتی ہے؛ سائیلج مکئی زیادہ بایوماس اور محفوظ مویشی خوراک کے لیے؛ جبکہ چارہ مکئی فوری سبز چارے کے لیے کاشت کی جاتی ہے۔
بیج خریدنے سے پہلے پانی، زمین، بوائی کا وقت، مویشیوں کی ضرورت اور مقامی منڈی واضح کریں۔ درست قسم کا انتخاب ایک مکمل سیزن کے خرچ اور نتیجے پر براہِ راست اثر ڈالتا ہے۔
