Resources Tagged: Maize

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  1. Intercropping Maize With Legumes for Sustainable Highland Maize Production

    Abstract, 2018, Mountain Research and Development Residue burning to prepare soil for maize growing deprives the soil of both protective cover and organic matter, and it exacerbates environmental issues such as Southeast Asia's haze problem. This paper reports on a study that evaluated the...
    Journal Maize Highland Farming Legumes Asia

  2. Evaluation of Pigeonpea Genotypes for Intercropping with Maize and Sorghum in Southern Guinea Savanna: Economic Benefits

    Abstract, 2012, International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry The economics of production and profitability of intercropped pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp] genotypes with maize [Zea mays L.] and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] were studied in two separate field experiments in 2007...
    Pigeon Pea Journal Intercropping Maize Sorghum Guinea

  3. Maize and Banana Projects, from Research to Roll-Out

    Banana Maize East Africa

  4. Managing Aflatoxins in Maize During Drying and Storage - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video As our health and the health of our animals are at stake, let us learn from experienced farmers in Tanzania how to properly dry and store our maize. Available languages: Arabic Bambara Chichewa / Nyanja Dholuo Dioula English French Hausa Kikuyu Kinyarwanda /...
    Aflatoxin Post Harvest Maize AccessAgriculture

  5. Mapping Study of Food-Grain Value Chains in Eastern Africa

    2017-01-20 Agriculture is one of the East African Community’s most important economic sectors. The major staple foods in the region are maize, rice, potatoes, bananas, cassava, wheat, sorghum, millet and pulses. However, agricultural production in the region is prone to the vagaries of climate change,...
    Value Chains Grains Maize Rice Sorghum Millet Pulses East Africa

  6. Why Organic Resources and Current Fertilizer Formulations in Southern Africa Cannot Sustain Maize Productivity: Evidence from a Long-Term Experiment in Zimbabwe

    Abstract, PLoS One, 2017 Sustainability of maize-based cropping systems is a major challenge for southern Africa, yet the demand for maize as staple food and animal feed in the region continues to increase. A study was conducted on a sandy clay loam (220 g clay kg-1soil) at Domboshawa in Zimbabwe...
    Soil Fertility Maize

  7. The Marceño Agroecosystem: Traditional Maize Production and Wetland Management in Tabasco, Mexico

    Abstract, Sustainability, 2019 Themarceñoagroecosystem is based on traditional agriculture in the flooded areas of the alluvial plains of Tabasco, Mexico. In themarceñosystem, the native maize, called “mején”, is cultivated during the dry season using residual soil moisture. At physiological...
    Maize

  8. Managing Aflatoxins in Maize Before and During Harvest - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video By keeping your soil healthy and by planting early, your plants will be strong and less vulnerable to insects and moulds. Once the maize is dry, harvest within the next two weeks. Keep the healthy ears off the ground, otherwise moulds will get on your maize and...
    Aflatoxin Farm Management Post Harvest Losses Maize AccessAgriculture

  9. Storing and Managing Maize in a Warehouse - Video

    Access Agriculture Video Storing and managing stock in a warehouse involves three important steps. We should first prepare the warehouse, then store your products on pallets and third, follow and manage the stock in the warehouse. Available languages: Arabic Bambara Chichewa / Nyanja Dendi...
    AccessAgriculture Grain Storage Post Harvest Maize

  10. Controlling Maize Tar Spot - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Maize tar spot is a serious pest of maize. To help prevent it, it is important to burn the crop residues from the previous year, or plant your maize in land that did not have maize the year before. Some maize varieties are resistant to this disease. Available...
    Farm Management Grain Disease Maize Tar Spot Maize AccessAgriculture