Rabi maize cultivation
Dear farmers Rabi maize favourably responds to better crop management. Rabi yield is higher than Kharif. The average temperature during the growing season should not go below 12°C and there should be no frost. Sowing time - October to mid November Sowing method - Sowing on ridges Sowing direction - Southern side of the East - West ridge Seed rate/ha - 20 - 22 kg Spacing - 60×18 cm Sowing depth - 4-5 cm Plant population/ha - 90000 Seed treatment Soaking of seed over night in warm water (45°C at the time of soaking) Intercultural operation 1 or 2 intercultural operations i.e. hoeing and weeding should be performed. Fertilizer management 120:60:40 kg NPK dose per hectare is recommended. 30 kg N and full P and K are given at the time of sowing. 60 kg N at knee-height stage and remaining 30 kg N is given at flag leaf stage. Irrigation Six irrigations are given to the Rabi maize crop. Two irrigations upto flowering One at the time of flowering Two after flowering One at early grain filling