Maize Production Technology

Contents Preface. Acknowledgements. About the editors. About the book. 1. Importance and relevance of maize/P.R. Reddy. 2. Cultivation and management of maize in dryland and irrigated conditions/G. Jayaram Reddy. 3. Fertilizer management in maize/J.P. Goyal K.C. Laddha Sunil Dadeech and L.L. Somani. 4. Specially on corn types importance and production technologies/E. Satyanarayana and P. Shanthi. 5. Management strategies in maize/S. Hemalatha. 6. Maize diseases and their management/R. Ranga Reddy and G.L.K. Reddy. 7. Maize varieties and hybrids importance and development/R. Sai Kumar and G.L.K. Reddy. 8. Integrated pest management in maize/J.C. Sekhar and S. Venkatesh. 9. Technologies for value addition in maize/S. Venkatesh and J.C. Shekhar. 10. Mechanization of maize production in India/V.M. Mayande. 11. Communication skills for improving maize production/R. Joseph. 12. Concepts of frontline demonstrations/G. Subba Reddy and M.C. Swamy. 13. Maize economy in India/C.A. Rama Rao. 14. Recommended maize varieties/N.N. Singh. 15. Epilogue/V. Maruti. References. Subject index. One hundred and seventy frontline demonstrations were approved and sanctioned by the director Directorate of Maize Research (ICAR) New Delhi for Khariff season 2004 and he approved and sanctioned to hold a meeting/training for subject matter specialists working in promotion and development of maize in Andhra Pradesh. Accordingly it was conducted during August 26 27 2004. Fourteen experts were invited to present papers on different aspects of maize for discussion in the meeting. They presented and detailed discussion was made on each paper and new ideas were also incorporated. It covers all aspects. It will be useful to scientists extension workers policy makers etc. as information on maize is available in this book. Thus it is a ready reckoner. 192 pp. …