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  Cultivation of maize (Spring and Kharif) Maize is an important cereal crop after wheat and rice. It is used as a main ingredient in animal and poultry feed. It is the source of starch, glucose, and oil etc. There are two crops of maize in a year. Here we will discuss only about the spring maize. Land preparation:             Well fertile loamy soil is best for the cultivation of maize. Sandy waterlogged and saline soils are not appropriate for maize. For the better production, three to four ploughings are done. Rota wetter is used to break the large pieces of soil into small pieces. Sowing time:             Spring maize is cultivated from late January to mid of march and kharif crop is sown from 1 st July to mid of August . But time of cultivation can be changed according to weather updates. Varieties: Maize seed can also be obtained from registered seed...

List of maize varieties developed by Maize and Millet Research Institute (MMRI) Sahiwal List of Maize Varieties Developed by MMRI Sahiwal Sr.# Variety Year Grain Color Yield Potential Maturity Time (Days) Synthetic Varieties 1 Sahiwal Gold 2019 Yellow 91 100-120 2 Gohar-19 2019 White 81 3 POP-1 2019 Yellow 55 4 Sweet-1 2019 Yellow 44 5 CIMMYT-PAK 2019 White 71 6 Malka-2016 2016 Yellow 86 7 MMRI-Yellow 2016 Yellow 85 8 Pearl 2011 Yellow 72 Hybrid Varieties 1 YH-5427 ...

  Insect pests of sugarcane ·          Borers ·          Sugarcane leafhopper (Pyrilla) ·          Termites ·          Sugarcane mealybug ·          Sugarcane black bug 1) Borers: Family: Pyralidae Order: Lepidoptera Types of borers 1.        Top borer 2.        Stem borer 3.        Root borer 4.        Gurdaspur borer Top borer Scientific name: Scirpophaga nivella Most destructive pest of sugarcane. Life history: ·          It is active from March to November. ·          Optimum damage is caused in April to July. ·      ...