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Good Agronomic Practices in Sorghum Production
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Good Agronomic Practices in Sorghum Production

  1. .... GOOD AGRONOMIC PRACTICES IN SORGHUM PRODUCTION the previous season Choose a level and well-drained fertile land that has been left fallow for two or more years or cropped with legumes in the previous season Clear the land, incorporate 2-5t/ha of farm yard manure (FYM).Make ridges manually or mechanically at 60-75cm apart Sow seeds manually or mechanically on a row healthy seedlings during thinning. Sow seeds manually or mechanically on a row at 25 to 30cm spacing and 4 to 5 seeds per hole. Thin to 2 vigorous plants per hill 3 weeks after sowing. Fill the missing stands with good and healthy seedlings during thinning. Weed manually 2 to 3 times or found. Weed manually 2 to 3 times or chemically using selective post emergence herbicides and occasionally remove striga plants within the field if found. Bury 2 cork stopper full of NPK 15:15:15 in a 5cm deep hole 5 to 10 days after emergence. Top-dress with 1 cork stopper full of Urea 4 to 5 weeks after sowing. Harvest mechanically or manually when the . Harvest mechanically or manually when the crop is fully mature either by severing the panicle while the stalk is standing or by cutting down the whole plant. For more information Contact: Dr. Hakeem A Ajeigbe Sorghum Commodity Specialist(ATASP- 1) H.Ajeigbe@cgiar.org
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