Maize

1. High Density Plant Population:

• Adoption of recommended seed rate i.e. 8 kg/acre
• Maintenance of optimum plant population i.e. 25,000 per acre.

2. Seed treatment
Seed treatment with Dithane M 45 or Dithane Z 78 @ 2.5 gm/kg of seed

3. Weed control
Spraying of pre emergence weedicide i.e. Atrazine @ 2-2.5 kg/ha in 600 liters of water immediately after sowing under moist conditions for control of broad leaved weeds

4. Plant Protection Measures
Control of Post Flowering Stalk Rot (PFSR)

• Seed treatment with Dithane M-45 or Dithane-Z-78@2.5 gm/kg seed
• Adoption of Crop rotation
• Non cultivation of same hybrid continuously
• Application of Potash @80 kg/ha as basal application
• Avoid stagnation of water
• Only preventive measures are effective and there is no control measures after attack of the incidence

Control of Stem borer
Spraying of Endosulan @ 2 ml/lt of water at 12 to 15 days after sowing or carbofuran granules after 25 DAS