- Maize requires very fertile, well drained loamy soils having pH range of 5.5 to 8.0.
- The crop grows best on alluvial or red soils but can also by grown on well drained black soils.
- It does not thrive well on heavy soils, saline and alkali soils.
- After preparing a fine seed bed the crop must be sown in lines (20-30 cm apart) by using seed drill or maize planter or by kera on para method.
- Sowing time varies from place to place.
- Maize has bold seed size.
- It requires 50-60 kg seeds depending upon size.
- Seed should be sown in lines spaced at 30 cm.
- For summer sowing in irrigated areas, last week of February to last week of March-April is the appropriate time.
- Rainy season crop is sown with the beginning of rains in June-July.
- Rabi crop is sown in October-November particularly in eastern and southern parts of the country.
- In hills sowing is taken up in May.
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