<h1>Flooded fields create real-world trials for water-logging tolerant maize hybrids, speeding validation and disaster recovery planning</h1> Flooding in Punjab submerged extensive farmland and unintentionally created real-world trials for flood-tolerant maize hybrids being field-tested by an international agricultural research organisation and a regional institute. Preliminary comparisons between water-logging-tolerant and susceptible hybrids are expected within weeks, potentially accelerating varietal validation that could inform crop-restoration programs across roughly 1.9 lakh hectares. Authorities had requested hybrids with water-logging tolerance, pest resistance and water-use efficiency; findings may prompt faster regulatory review, influence disaster-recovery seed distribution, and shape regional climate-adaptation policy discussions at an upcoming international agriculture conference.