Maize (Zea mays)

Rainfed crop

  • Plough the land 3 times
  • Prepare ridges and furrows
  • Dibble one seed per hole at a spacing 60cm x 23cm

Irrigated crop

  • Prepare beds
  • Seeds are sown in lines
  • These lines are earthed up later into small ridges
  • Form furrows when the crop reaches knee height.