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6. Maize is one of the important foods, green forage and
industrial crops of the world.
It is called QUEEN OF THE CEREALS.
In India, maize is the 3rd most important food crops after rice
and wheat.
Maize in India, contributes nearly 8 % in the national food
basket and more than Rs. 100 billion to the agricultural
GDP at current prices apart from the providing employment
to over 100 million man-days at the farm and downstream
agricultural and industrial sectors.
In addition to staple food for human being and quality feed
for animals, maize serves as a basic raw material as an
ingredient to thousands of industrial products that includes
starch, oil, protein, alcoholic beverages, food sweeteners,
pharmaceutical, cosmetic, film, textile, gum, package and
paper industries etc.
7. USES: -
Green ears find a ready market in the
urban areas. The grain is ground into
flour for making bread.
Maize is being used as a poultry and
cattle feed. Stover, whether green or dry
is fed to the cattle.
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8. By products and
economic
importance:-
Cobs harvested slightly ahead of maturation are grilled
and consumed tasty soups and pancakes are cooked out
of corn flour. Fermented corn is also common.
Pop corn, which swells and pops up on rapid heating
are much relished snacks consumed all over the world.
Corn is used in industries in several ways. Grains ground
into flour are employed to prepare corn flakes.
Corn germ oil is a good cooking medium.
Corn starch is raw material in many brews and jams. It is
also good for producing alcohol.
Proteins are of use in pharmaceuticals textiles, in addition
corn germ is used in the soap making industry.
20. Maize
Maize Area, Production, Productivity
S.No Area Production
(m.Tons)
Productivity
(kg/ha)
1. India 8.81 (Mil.ha) 22.57 2563
2. Telangana 5.73 (lakh.ha) 0.17 3057
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21. Maize requires warm and humid weather
for germination is 21oC
for growth is 320C.
Annual rainfall is 600 mm
It can be successfully grown where the night
temperature does not go below 150 C.
It cannot with stand frost at any stage of growth.
Climatic
Requirements:-
22. CLASSIFICATION
OF MAIZE TYPES :
Flint corn is widely grown in India.
1. Dent corn (zea mays var identata sturt)
This is the most common type grown in USA. Dent formation on
the top of the kernel having yellow or white colour. The depression
or dent in the corn of the seed is the result of rapid drying and
shrinkage. Of the soft starch.
2. Flint corn (Zea mays var indurate sturt)
It is widely grown and cultivated in India. Endosperm of kernel is
soft and starchy in the centre and completely enclosed by a very
hard outer layer. The kernel is rounded on the top. The colour
may be white or yellow. Grown in Europe, Asia, central America
and South America.
3. Popcorn (Zea mays var verta sturt)
It possess exceptional qualities. Size of kernels is small but the
endosperm is hard. When they are heated, the pressure build up
within the kernel suddenly results in an explosion and the grain
is turn out. human consumption popcorn. Its cultivation is mainly
confined to new world.
23. CLASSIFICATION
OF MAIZE TYPES :
4. Flour corn ((Zea mays var anylacea sturt)
It possess a soft endosperm. Kernels are soft and though all coloured
corns are grown but white & blue are the most common. They are like
fruit kernels in shape. Grown in USA & S. Africa. used for making
flour.
5. Sweet corn (Zea mays var Saceharata sturt)
The sugar and starch makes the major component of the endosperm
that results in sweetish taste of the kernels before they attain the maturity
and after maturity, the kernels become wrinkled. The cobs are picked up
green for canning and table purpose. Mainly grown in North half of
the USA.
6. Pod corn : (Zea mays var tunicate kulesh)
Each kernel is enclosed in pod. It is a primitive type of corn and hence
of no importance.
7. Waxy corn (Zea mays var ceratina Kulesh)
The endosperm of the kernel when cut or broken gives a waxy
appearance. It produces the starch similar to tapioca starch for making
adhesive for articles.
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24. The endosperm is a tissue produced inside the seeds of most of the
flowering plants following fertilization.
25. Name of corn Botanical name Remarks
Dent corn Zea mays indentata
Extensively grown in USA. Kernel
appears like a tooth.
Flint corn Zea mays indurata
Commonly cutivated in India.kernel is
hard
Sweet corn Zea mays saccharata Kernels are used for canning industry
Flour corn Zea mays amylacea Soft starch used for making flour
Pop corn Zea mays everta
Chiefly used to prepare products like
corn flakes and pop corn
Waxy corn Zea mays ceratina
Two layered endosperm used to produce
starch.
Pod corn Zea mays junicata In the form of husked pod
Classification of maize on the basis of endosperm characters.
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27. Soils
Maize can be grown on a variety
of soils
grows best on well drained soils
Sandy loam soils. Deep soils
pH range of soil for maize is
6.5- 7.5.
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28.
29. SEASONS :
Kharif season - with onset of monsoon i.e in June or
July and harvested in late September or October.
30. Land
Preparation:-
At least 2-3 shallow tillage operations
during summer season are essential in
all maize growing areas.
Deep ploughing is also helpful to control
weeds and for efficient moisture
conservation similarly bed and furrow
or ridge and furrow systems are
suitable in semi arid and sub humid
regions.
In high rainfall regions ill drainage
reduces the yields.
32. SEEDS
AND
SOWING :
Yield of maize remains the same over a wide range of pant
populations. On an average 60,000-80,000 plants/ha is optimum for
good yields.
Seed Spacing :- Row to Row X Seed to Seed
For pure crop --- 20-25 kg seed/ha [60x25 cm or 75 x20 cm]
( 10 Kg/Acre )
For intercropping with soybean --- 15 kg/ha [1:2 ratio] I I I
For intercropping with soybean --- 10 kg/ha [1:3 ratio] I I I I
For fodder maize --- 40-50 kg/ha
33. Method of sowing:
It is desirable to dibble the maize seed by the side of the ridges at a
distance of 1/3
from the top of the ridge. Dibble seed 2-3 cm deep and should not
be more than 5 cm.
Ridge sowing facilitated irrigation as well as drainage.
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36. Treatment
Seed treatment helps to improve germination potential, vigour, and
resistance to pests and disease.
Using cow dung solutions like Bhejaamrutham, Jeevamrutham,
Cow cake ash
Using biofertilisers : Biofertilisers like
azospirillum/azotobacter/pseudomonas (@ 1.25 kg/ha)
Shed Dry the seeds in the shade before sowing them
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38. Weed
management:
Timely weed control is important. Proper and timely
inter cultivation helps in aeration by loosening the
surface soil and assures good yields.
Maize needs two inter cultivations and two hand
weedings.
First inter cultivation ( 30-40days) is done between
rows to break ridges/furrows and earthing up of plant
rows.
See that inter cultivations should not be done too near
the pants nor deep to avoid injury to the growing
roots.
Growing maize by the side of the ridges and earthing
up in the early stages reduces injury due to water
logging.
41. MANURES AND
FERTILISERS :
Recommended doses of fertilizers (Kg/ha)
Nutrient Irrigated Rainfed
N 120-150 80-100
P 60-75 40-50
K 35 35
(Based on soil test)
ZnSo4 25-50 25-50
(Once in 3 seasons)
Time and method of fertilizer application:
In case of rainfed crop, apply all the fertilizers in single
dose as basal dressing.
Place the fertilizers 10 cm away from seed rows and 5 cm
below the seed.
42. FERTILIZER
Fertilizer is any material of natural or synthetic origin added to the soil to
supply one or more plant nutrients.
CLASSIFICATION OF FERTILISERS
1. Straight fertilizers: Straight fertilizers are those which supply only one
primary plant nutrient, namely nitrogen or phosphorus or potassium.
eg. Urea, ammonium sulphate, potassium chloride and potassium sulphate.
2. Complex fertilizers: Complex fertilizers contain two or three primary
plant nutrients of which two primary nutrients are in chemical combination.
These fertilisers are usually produced in granular form.
eg. Diammonium phosphate, nitrophosphates and ammonium phosphate.
3. Mixed fertilizers: are physical mixtures of straight fertilisers. They
contain two or three primary plant nutrients. Mixed fertilisers are made by
thoroughly mixing the ingredients either mechanically or manually.
composition of urea : 46 % (N)
Single Super Phosphate ( SSP) : 14.5% P2O5 (P)
Muriate of potash (MOP) :- 60% ( Kcl)
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) : 18% N , P2O5 46%
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43. Fertilizer in organic farming depends on the following
factors:
On nutrients such as those in the soil.
On the nutrients from the rain.
On top of the soil fertilizer.
Above ground microorganisms (nitrogen fixing bacteria,
phosphorus, solubilizer bacteria, potash solubilizer).
Depends on the nutrients sprayed on the crops.
10 tonnes of cattle manure per acre in the last Tillage.
Spray the liquid Jeevamrutham once every 15 days.
Spray 3% Panchagavvya at the time of Crop Season
twice or thrice.
44. Symptoms of
Zinc deficiency
in maize:
Stunted growth with short nodes pale green
colour, lower half of leaf having broad ends of
bleached tissue while mid rib and leaf margins
remain green.
Control : Zinc sulfate
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45. Water
management :
Maize is sensitive to both drought and
water logging. Proper water management
is a must for increasing yields. Maize uses
water efficiently. It s water requirement is
influenced by
1. growth stages
2. season
3. weather
4. Soil conditions
46. The most critical period for moisture stress is
flowering stage [i.e. tasseling and silking]. Up
to 40 Days, the crop is more sensitive to excess
moisture and from pre flowering to maturity; it
is more sensitive to drought.
Furrow method of irrigation is both efficient
and convenient for maize crop.
Water
management :
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47. Precautions to be observed with regarding to irrigation
and drainage during the life cycle of maize crop:
Apply water evenly and uniformly while irrigating the maize crop.
Drain out excess water promptly.
Open the field drains at even if to avoid the chances of damage due to
excess water or rain.
Do not allow the maize crop to wilt due to shortage of moisture.
The crop should be irrigated immediately if the leaves roll or wilt
during the day and fail to unfoll in the followring morning.
Sometimes leaf wilting may occur in the evenings and the leaves will
not recover by the next morning. This is a sign of extreme moisture
stress.
Do not allow the crop to wilt at the flowering stage. The soil should
be kept moist for proper grain selting and development.
51. Hybrids of maize mature within 90-110 days. Test for
maturity is that ? the husk
Cover turns pale brown and the grains are too hard to be
pressed in with finger nail. The cobs may be harvested at
about 20% grain moisture. The plants may remain green
when the cobs are dry and ready for harvest. Therefore do
not wait for stalks to dry up for harvesting. This is desirable
as such plants can be used as fodder.
HARVESTING:
58. MAIZEAS FODDER :
It is highly succulent which increases the milk
yield of milch animals if combined with
legumes. In AP, it is grown in “PYRU” season
using seed rate of 60-70 kg/ha.
Growth of maize in winter is more in South
India compared to other crops. It is ready in 60-
70 days.
Harvest when the ears are in formation stage.
Yield is 28-50 t/ha.
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60. Zero
Tillage
It is an extreme form of minimum tillage where
primary tillage is completely avoided and secondary
tillage is restricted to crop zone.
In this method use of machinery and herbicides with
relatively low or no residual effect on the crop to be
established will play a major role.
The machinery should have attachments for four
operations namely, cleaning the narrow strip over
crop row open the soil for seed insertion, placing the
seed and covering the seed.
61. Advantages :
i) Increases the biological activity in the soil
ii) Organic matter content of the soil is increase due to
decomposition of crop residues
iii) reduction of surface runoff
62. Disadvantages :
i) poor seed germination
ii) High dose of N required for mineralization
iii) Some perennial weeds and voluntary plants
predominate
iv) More disease and pest incidence
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