INTRODUCTION:-
Ø Maize is one of the most versatile emerging crops with wide adaptability to
various agro-climatic conditions
Ø Maize is the third most important food crop in India after paddy and wheat.
Ø Maize is cultivated in all the states of the country for different types of
crops throughout the year eg:- cereals, green fodder, sweet corn, baby corn,
pop corn
Ø Maize serves as a basic raw material
Ø As an ingredient in thousands of industrial products including starch, oil,
protein, alcoholic beverage, food sweetener, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, film,
textile, glue, package and paper industry etc.
Feeding as
food in poultry farming
1] Sowing time –
Kharif - June to
July
Rabi - October to
November
Zaiyad :- February to March
2] Seed rate - 6.5 to 7 kg per acre
3] Spacing - 60 cm × 25 cm
4] Irrigation - Weekly Interval as per requirement
5] Fertilizer application (per acre)
|
FERTILIZERS |
Per
acre |
|
|
Basel |
30 DAS |
|
|
FYM |
15
t/ acre |
- |
|
Urea
[46-0-0] |
60
Kg |
40
Kg |
|
DAP
or SSP |
40
Kg |
20
Kg |
|
MOP |
40
Kg |
20
Kg |
|
Zn |
|
10
Kg |
White fly
aphid
Termite
stem borer
Leaf blight
लीफ ब्लाइट
cercospora
Fall armyworm
| Days | Stage | Solution | Potential Disease | Potential Pest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 20 | From sowing to plant Establishment | Bavistin Captan in 1:1 ratio @ 2 to 3 g/kg of seed.
Katra Nano NPK 19-19-19 @ 200 gm per acre +
Micronutrient containing Microgold 2g/Lit water + Saaf powder (Carbendazim 12%
Mancozeb 63%WP) @ 2g/Lit of water + Acetamipride 20% @ 1gm/Litre |
Seed and Seedling rot |
White fly, aphid |
| 30 - 45 | Vegetative growth stage | Katra Nano Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12-61-0)
@200 gm/acre + Flamingo (Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% SG) 0.5 to 1
g/Lit of water + Fungus-G 1.5 gm/Lit of water |
Leaf blight, downy mildew |
White
fly, stem borer, caterpillar |
| 55 - 65 | Tasseling and Silking Stage | Katra Nano NPK Potassium Nitrate 13-0-45@200 gm
per acre + Zincotec (Zinc Oxide 39.5%) @ 2 ml/Lit of + water Banalarva (Emamectin
Benzoate 5% SG) 4 gm/10 Ltr of water + Bayer Foliar (Tebuconazole 25.5%) @
1-1.5 ml / l water |
Powdery
Mildew, Leaf Blight |
White fly, fall army worm, stem
borer green mosquito, caterpillar |
| 80 -85 | Milking Stage | Katra Nano Potassium Phosphate 0-52-34@200 gm
per acre + Bayer Vigo (Tetraniliprole 200 sc) @100gm per acre + Neem extract Azadirachtin 1000 ppm EC 1.7
ml/Lit of water |
Cercospora, Stem Rot |
Stem fly, fall armyworm |
| 100 - 115 | Maturity stage | Flamingo
(Emamectin Benzoate 3% Thiamethoxam 12% WDG) 0.4 - 1 g/Lit of water + Prosper @
2-5 ml/Lit of water + Neembean 1000 EC 1.7 mL/L of water |
Downy mildew,
leaf blight |
Termites, leaf borer, semilooper |
