LETS ACHIEVE MORE YIELD WITH PANNAR AND PIONEER
30G19 COBS
Please take note
· Low plant popula on results in low yield—You can
manage this.
· Number of grains per cob—you can manage this.
Right seed choice and right fer lity program
· Weight of grains—You can manage this—right seed
choice and good fer lity program.
Don’t forget the other good agricultural prac ces
Weed free field especially during the cri cal stages
Pest control, etc.
As long as the rains are good—10tones per ha is not
very far.
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE WHEN CHOSING WHAT SEED TO PLANT THIS SEASON
Yield Triangle
MAIZE YIELD
Number of cobs per area
Understanding the yield triangle helps to understand how general man-
agement of our maize field affects yield.
Average number of grains pa cob ————- 40
Number of lines per cob ———————— 16
Number of grains per cobe ———————- 640
Average number of grains per kg @ 12.5 moisture ——— 2800
Number of cobs making 1kg —————————————-4.38
Plant popula on target ————53,000
Plant popula on loss during plan ng 5% ———,650. Mwatsala ndi 50,350
Plant popula on loss due to poor germ 5%— --2,518 Mwatsala ndi 47,833
Plant popula on loss due to termites 5% ———2392 Mwatsala ndi 45,441
Plant popula on loss due to dowe 2% ———-—909 Mwatsala ndi 44,535
Post harvest loss due to spillages 5% ——–——2,227 Mwatsala ndi 42,305
Chowola 1% ———————-———————423.05 Mwatsala ndi 41,882
Chimanga chimene chatsala ku tonole ——- 41,882
Paja katonola misonokho 4.38 ima patsa 1kg
Apa ndeye ku tapeza 9,573 kg imene ili 9.5 tons per ha