Expert Advisory Details

Farmers should take care of these things while sowing maize

Maize- Farmers are advised for sowing of maize in prepared fields.

• Maintain optimum soil moisture in the field.
• Keeping in view of delay in monsoon rain farmers are advice to maintain optimum soil moisture in the crop field.
• Recommended Hybrids: AH-421, AH-58 or Composites: Pusa composite-3, Pusa composite-4.
• Seed rate 20 kg/ha.
• It is also advised to maintain row to row spacing 60-75 cm. and plant to plant spacing 18-25 cm.
• Spray of Atrazine 1-1.5 kg a.i/ha. in 800 litre of water is recommended for effective weed control in maize.