ADVANCE RESEARCH IN MAIZE PRODUCTION

Greetings to all my colleague steemians, I am once again grateful to have the opportunity to explore you all about the hidden and some local vitality's and other things about Maize 🌽 production made by my elder brother who is a Research Scientist working at Crop Research Institute Kumasi.

The above picture is my elder brother from crops research institute Kumasi
Recording the height of maize 🌽 on a trial plant on a field for research purposes.

The shoot of maize 🌽 plant being covered with bags to prevent the transfer of pollen from different plant. This activity will help to get pure maize variety.

My brother taking data on maize 🌽 variety trials on a field.

Tagging the maize plants with numbers for data to be taken on the field.

A harvested maize 🌽 variety being released by Crops Research Institute.
This maize 🌽 variety is called Dzifo in fante language. It is rich in protein and Vitamin A.

A device known as Moisture Texture, which is use to take moisture in harvested maize.

The most troublesome insect that attack maize 🌽 plant on a field known as fall armyworm which has the scientific name as Spodoptera frugiperda

My brother using chemicals to control fall armyworm on a maize 🌽 field.

Thanks to my brother Bright Amoako a research scientist from Crops Research Institute Kumasi for the great support and attention