Maize
Herbicide application before sowing:Spray glyphosate @ 1.23 kg ai ha-1 before 15 days of sowing to clearweeds from the field.
Seed treatment – Link to seed treatment
table
Sowing and seed rate:Using multi-crop planter/zero
till seed drill with rice residue in the field for sowing of maize seeds. Maize
seed rate of 30 kg ha-1was used.
Herbicide application:SprayAtrazine @ 0.5 kg ai ha-1 within 4-5 days after sowing to control the weeds.
Nutrient management: NPK fertilizer (120:50:50 kg ha-1)
with N in three equal splits at sowing, knee-high stage, and tasseling stage. Apply
entire content of phosphorus and potassic fertilizers as basal.
Harvesting: Manual harvesting
with and no maize residues in the field.