Botanical name: Zea mays
LAND PREPARATION:
1. Clearing of land
2. Stumping (if necessary)
3. Harrowing
4. Preparation of ridges
PROPAGATION:
It is propagated sexually by seed. Can be done manually or
mechanically by the use of planter.
PESTS OF MAIZE:
1. Stem borer: it is a field pest. It's larva destroys young stems.
2. Maize weevil: it is both field and store pest. The adult and larva
destroy the grain.
3. Grasshopper: it destroys the vegetative parts of the plant.
DISEASES OF MAIZE:
1. Maize rust
2. Leaf blight
3. Maize streak
4. Maize smut
5. Leaf spot
CONTROL OF PESTS AND DISEASES
1. Plant resistant varieties
2. Early planting
3. Fumigate the store
4. Dress crops with fungicides
5. Crop rptation
6. Farm sanitation
7. Remove and destroy infected plants
8. Use insecticides to kill insect pests and vectors.
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