maize
Omnia: MAXI GREEN™ ensures the right maize nutrition for healthy plants and stable yields
by Kobus Smith, Omnia Fertiliser, Zambia Plant nutrition can be a complicated subject, especially since the needs of the specific crop, the nutrient source, as well as the climate and soil of the region must be considered. However, if you find the right combination of products to address the[...]
Many reasons why mature maize stalks die and fall over
by Emile van den Berg – Agronomy Manager of Pioneer SA Farmers find every year that maize plants fall over on some maize lands. This is caused by a series of stress factors which has an influence on stalk quality. Drought, a lack of sunlight, insect and disease stress[...]
SeedCo explains the impact of yield limiting factors on maize
by Adrian Chibanga In our previous article, we focused on the yield advantages of SeedCo’s SC 647, even when it is grown in limiting environments. We reported on a 2019-2020 season yield that averaged 11,5 tonnes per hectare, harvested from a 50 hectares field by a farmer in Copperbelt[...]
Meet Pioneer’s superfast P1197 hybrid for a super yield
by AJ Steyn, field agronomist, Pioneer SA Pioneer listen to what the farmers say and one of the clear messages they get, is that farmers want to increase their yield but, at the same time, lower their risk by planting quick-growing maize. The ultra-fast yellow irrigation hybrid, P1197YHR, as[...]
New from SeedCo: Another early maturing, climate smart and double cobbing maize hybrid
by SeedCo Agronomy At the wise age of 80 years, product leadership continues to be SeedCo’s pride, as the company added another climate smart, early to mature and double cobbing hybrid maize variety, SC 419, to its product range. In a mission to establish food security in Africa and[...]