shariff84:
here is the answers to ur questions.1- you can't not buy the land at that amount,iam paying 25k per year for four hectares as leased. the 37k per hectare is money for seed only,normally pioneer seed is the most expensive maize seed in Nigeria. 2-the urea is currently 7k5 per bag in our area and iam applying four 4 bags per hectare at week six. 3-iam not paying the pioneer officials for supervision,if you buy their seed,consultations and supervision is free.thanks

noeloge82:

Soil and weather plays a great role in every crop , in maize I usually plant sammaz 35 and oba 4 but this year I tried OPV and I was suppried with results,
Meanwhile my farm is in southwest so remember the rain here is great with a good sunshine
And I sell fresh and I can tell u any day anytime I had good results

Chiansky:


How much did you sale ur fresh maize

shariff84:
I even bought multi purpose thresher for maize,beans and suyabean.iam taking it to village today for both my personal used and commercial used.

RealBABAEMI:
you have done so been truthful and you are reliable by that. I planted premier maize last year and I got 4.5 tons per hectare.

Mrkellz:


Wow.. Thats cool. Looks like it'll make work a lot more efficient. Pls how much and where did you get it?

vonxe:


For 75 - 80 days maturity
You need OPTIMUM nutrient and rainfall between the 4th - 7th week. How was the rainfall in your area between 16-30th of August?

shariff84:
110k,Kontagora Niger state is the location.

shariff84:
thank you,pioneer its just a waste of money on seed only.I intend to plant only premier seed this year,oba 98 to be precise.

johnoye12:
Please. Which chemical did you use for weed control? Thanks

vonxe:

May God bless your farm. Amin
I have some questions and advise
What plant spacing did you use?
Is the land a virgin land?
You planted in July, how did your plant fare during the August break?

1. I think your fertilizer application is not enough. 3 bags of npk is not enough for even a 30000 plant population talkless of 50-70k
2. You did not use any insecticides some of the leaves were bad in the pics.
3. Intercropping other crops with maize is not a good idea. Although legumes are good source of nitrogen but they compete phosphorus and potassium with the maize.
4. Please endeavour to use a foliar spray for micronutrients. NPK are the major nutrient what of other important micronutrients which may not be available in your soil.

I believe the yield will definitely improve if these are taking in consideration.

Note.
2.25-2.4g of nitrogen is needed per plant
For 50k plant population
50000*2.25 = 112.5 kg of Nitrogen needed

1 bag of Npk 15:15:15 is 7.5kg of N; 7.5kg of P ; 7.5kg K
1 bag of Npk 20:10:10 is 10kg N ; 5kg P; 5kg K
1 bag of urea 46:0:0 is 23kg N

For 50000 you need a minimum of :
8 bags of npk 15:15:15 and 3 bags of urea
Or 12 bags of npk 20:10:10 only applied twice, 6 bags per application

shariff84:
I bought planter double seeder from Lagos at 57k

Katilo:
Good day house. Please I need the adjustable manual seed planter with two containers. Where can I get one to buy at a good price? I want to plant maize on 1 hectare of land. What is the quantity of maize seeds that I will likely need? Also, I will like to know which fertiliser and quantity to apply. Thanks and regards.

skyoboy:
I think pioneer seed is the best in Nigeria for now. My uncle got 8.5 tons from his farm. He used 9 bags of NPK at planting and 4 bags of UREA at 5 weeks after planting.

Oyembete:
What can I do to prevent rodents like lizard or squirrel from uprooting my maize seeds after planting or immediately after germination.
I really need the help from the house.

shariff84:
get another local seed separate, get rat poison like commandor, mixed it with maize and spray it in ur farm.So that they will die when they eat it.

peacealways:
I also need this maize