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Maize production
Maize productionJ an du PlessisDEPARTMENT: AGRICULTUREREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA2003 Compiled by Directorate Agricultural Information ServicesDepartment of Agriculturein cooperation with ARC-Grain Crops InstitutePrinted and published by the Department of Agricultureand obtainable from Resource CentreDirectorate Agricultural Information ServicesPrivate Bag X144, Pretoria, 0001 South AfricaThis publication is available on the web: provided byARC-Grain Crops InstitutePrivate Bag X1251, Potchefstroom 2520 Tel. (018) 299 6100 Fax (018) 294 71461 INTRODUCTIONM aize (Zea mays L.) is the most important graincrop in South Africa and is produced throughoutthe country under diverse Maize production depends on thecorrect application of production inputs that willsustain the environment as well as agriculturalproduction.
grain produced removes 15,0 to 18,0 kg of nitrogen, 2,5 to 3,0 kg of phosphorus and 3,0 to 4,0 kg of potassium from the soil. No other crop utilises sunlight more effectively than maize, and its yield per ha is the highest of all grain crops. At maturity, the total energy used by one plant is equivalent to that of 8 293 15 W electric globes in ...
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