This Kharif crop is used both as food and fodder and has become a principal food crop with wheat and rice. It is the third most important crop in India and the country is 4th in area and 7th in production among the other leading maize producing countries. Maize can also be grown in the rabi season in some areas, the rabi maize is 17% of the total produced maize. A temperature of 21 to 27 degrees Celsius is suitable with a downpour of 50-100 cm for a healthy yield and is traditionally grown in monsoon. Because of its high genetic yield potential among other cereals, it is worldwide known as the ‘Queen of cereals’.