questions: asking about cultivation practices of maize
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 answers: field preparation
chisel the soil having hard pan formation at shallow depths with chisel plough at 0.5 m interval first in one direction and then in the direction perpendicular to the previous one once in three years. apply 2-3 t/bigha of fym or compost besides chiselling, to get an additional yield of about 30% over control.
2. application of fym or compost
spread 2-3 t/bigha of fym or compost  evenly on the unploughed field along with azospirillum 260 g/bigha and incorporate in the soil.
3. application of fertilizer
apply npk as per soil test recommendation as far as possible. if soil test recommendation is not available, adopt a blanket recommendation of urea-18 kg,ssp- 33 kg,mop- 9 kg
apply half of n and full dose of p2o and k2o with enriched fym as basal.
top dress remaining half of n at tasseling.
4. seed rate
select good quality seeds. adopt the seed rate @ 3 kg/bigha for hybrids and   3-3.5kg/bigha. for varieties
5. spacing
adopt a spacing of 45 cm between rows and 20 cm between plants in the row.
population   : 10 - 11plants/m­­2
6. pre-treatment of seeds with biofertilizer
seeds treated with fungicides :seed treatment with carbendazim 50 wp @ 2 gram per kg of seed or captan / thiram @ 3 gram per kg of seed 
7. sowing
dibble or drill the seeds at a depth of 4 cm