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Agriculture for Secondary Schools
Table of Contents
Abbreviations and Acronyms ..........................................................................vi
Acknowledgements .........................................................................................vii
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Preface .............................................................................................................viii
Chapter One: Introduction to cereal and pulse crop production .................1
The concept of cereal and pulse crops ..........................................................1
The importance of cereal and pulse crops .....................................................6
Planning for cereal and pulse crop production ..............................................7
Chapter Two: Maize production ....................................................................13
Maize crop and its importance ....................................................................13
Principles and practices of maize production ..............................................15
Planning for maize production ................................................................15
Site selection and land preparation for maize production .......................15
Selection of maize seed variety and sowing ...........................................18
Soil water and nutrients management .....................................................22
Weed management .................................................................................23
Pest and disease management .................................................................23
Harvesting, postharvest management and marketing of the maize .........28
Chapter Three: Sorghum production ...........................................................31
Sorghum and its importance ........................................................................31
Principles and practices of sorghum production .........................................32
Site selection and land preparation for sorghum production ...................33
Variety selection and sorghum sowing ....................................................34
Management of soil water and nutrients for sorghum .............................35
Management of weeds in sorghum fields ................................................36
Management of pests and diseases in sorghum .......................................37
Harvesting, postharvest management and marketing of sorghum ..........42
Chapter Four: Paddy production ..................................................................46
Paddy and its importance ............................................................................46
Site selection and land preparation for paddy production ...........................48
Selection of paddy seed variety and planting ..........................................50
Water and nutrient management ..............................................................53
Weed management in paddy production ................................................54
Pest and disease management in paddy ...................................................56
Harvesting and postharvest management of paddy .................................62
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