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Seed and Sowing

Seed Rate

Select good quality seeds and adopt the seed rate of 20 kg/ha for CO 1 and TNAU Maize Hybrid CO 6 and 25 kg /ha for COBC 1.

Spacing

Adopt a spacing of 25 cm between plants in the rows which are 60 cm apart.
Population :  For varieties and hybrids 6 – 7 plants / sq. m. and
For baby corn, 8 – 9 plants / sq. m.

Seed Treatment

Step 1: Use pelleted seeds with insecticides (treat one kg of seeds with Chlorpyriphos 20EC or Phosalone 35 EC @ 4 ml + 0.5 gram gum in 20 ml of water) for the control of stem borer or seed treatment with imidacloprid 70 WS 10 g/kg of seeds.
Step 2: Seed treatment with Metalaxyl or Thiram @ 2 g/kg of seed for the control of downy mildew and crazy top 
Step 3: Seeds treated with fungicides may be treated with three packets (600 g/ha) of Azospirillum before sowing.

Sowing

  • Dibble the seeds at a depth of 4 cm along the furrow in which fertilizers are placed and cover with soil.
  • Put one seed per hole if the germination is assured otherwise put two seeds per hole   

Maize0008
Seed sowing operation
(25 cm between plants X rows with 60 cm apart)