Nutritional Aspects and Industrial Requirements of Maize. By @gulshanpupry

The scientific name for corn, Zea mays, is a food crop. Mesoamerica produced this crop. After Europeans entered the Americas, it expanded globally. Rice and wheat are less nutritious than maize. About 11% are non-vegetarian. Tryptophan and lysine are more abundant in meat.

Sandy loam and loam are good maize soils. Water should not gather on the ground. Jumchas grow maize. One-third of the allowable urea, 10-15 kg of zinc sulfate, 5-7 kg of boron, and 5 tons of cow dung fertilizer per acre produce well at the end of land preparation. Sprinkle the area with all other urea fertilizers. Apply the remaining urea in two equal amounts. The land should be weed-free until the seedlings are a month old. High-yielding maize types need rabi season irrigation. Give invented varieties 3-4 irrigations. First irrigation: 15-20 days post-sowing (4-6 leaf stage). Second irrigation: 30-35 days post-sow (8-12 leaf stage). Third irrigation 60–70 days after sowing (emergence).

Waterlogging should be avoided during corn sprouting and sowing. Corn seedling cutworms should be hand-killed. Field maize plants are diminished by seed rot and seedling loss. Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Penicillium, and others induce seedling blight, disease, and root rot. If the soil sap content is high and the soil temperature is low, seedlings grow slowly. Therefore, fungal attacks rise during this time.
Grow disease-resistant Mohar varieties.
After 15 days, the spray affected crops 2-3 times with Tilt 250 EC (0.04%).
After corn harvesting, remove or burn infected plants.

Mocha maize for grain is ready when it has a beautiful straw colour and slightly yellow leaves. Black dots will appear at the base of Mocha seeds. Harvest maize when the cob is 75-80% grown. Large, nutritious Mocha seeds should be gathered from the middle.