Planting in lines or rows makes it easier to weed, spray and harvest the maize. When planting maize alone (sole cropping) use the recommended spacing. When this spacing is used the amount of seed ...

Planting Maize, Promoting Health. By Julie Carney. November 30, 2009. Share. Save. Photo Courtesy of Gardens for Health. For more about Gardens for Health, click here.

The recommended soil type for maize growing is loam sand soil, clay loam and pure loam soil. A farmer who observes best practices will be in position to harvest 7 tonnes of maize per hectare.

A much more detailed reference genome for maize is published in Nature today. The sequence of DNA letters in the plant's 10 chromosomes reveals how how incredibly flexible it is, a characteristic ...

He added: “Last year saw a number of maize crops not reaching full maturity, again because of the later planting dates. “June was also a tricky month, from a growing point of view.