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Cereals :: Fodder Maize

Crop Production

1.
Preparatory cultivation
:
Form ridges and furrows 60cm apart and sown on both the sides of the ridges.
2.
Seed rate
:

40 Kg/ha
3.
Spacing
:

30 x 15 cm

4.

Manures and fertilizers

 :

Basal
FYM 25t/ha ; 30:40:20 Kg NPK/ha

Top dressing
30Kg N/ha after 30 days after sowing

5.

Weed Management

:

First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity.

6.

Water Management

 :

Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days.
7.

Harvest

 :

when the cob is in the milky stage.
8.

Green fodder yield

:

60t/ha


                              

            Field prepartion - Ridges and Furrow                           Basal fertilizer application                                                  Irrigation                              
Updated on Apr 2023