
Maize Crop
Improvement, Production, Protection and Post Harvest Technology
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- English
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Maize Crop
Improvement, Production, Protection and Post Harvest Technology
About this book
Maize is one of the versatile emerging crops with wider adaptability under varied agro-climatic conditions. Globally, maize is known as queen of cereals because it has the highest genetic yield potential among the cereals. It is cultivated on nearly 150 m/ha in about 160 countries having wider diversity of soil, climate, biodiversity and management practices that contributes 36 % (782 m/t) in
the global grain production. The United States of America (USA) is the largest producer of maize contributes nearly 35 % of the total production in the world. It is the driver of the US economy. This book talks about the improvement, production, protection and post harvest technology of the maize crop.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Origin of maize crop
- 3. Breeding methodology for maize
- 4. Maize breeding activities in India
- 5. Genetics of maize crop
- 6. Growth and development stages
- 7. Nutritive value of maize grain
- 8. Climatic effects on maize production
- 9. Date of sowing for maize
- 10. Physiology of maize crop
- 11. Integrated nutrient management
- 12. Water management
- 13. Maize based intercropping systems
- 14. Integrated weed management in maize
- 15. Maize based cropping systems
- 16. Farm implements for maize cultivation
- 17. Rainfed maize cultivation
- 18. Baby corn cultivation
- 19. Sweet corn cultivation
- 20. Popcorn cultivation
- 21. High oil corn cultivation
- 22. Integrated pest management
- 23. Integrated disease management
- 24. Integrated nematode management
- 25. Harvesting
- 26. Types of corn
- 27. Fodder maize cultivation
- 28. Seed production in maize
- 29. Genetically modified maize
- 30. Uses of maize grain
- 31. Status of maize processing
- 32. Value addition of maize grain
- 33. Production technology for quality protein maize
- 34. Rabi maize cultivation
- 35. Kharif maize cultivation
- 36. Spring maize cultivation
- Annexure I. List of major starch manufacturing units in India
- Annexure II. Major consultants/ supplier of technology of wet milling of maize in India