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Growing soybean and maize

in rotation

in partnership with IAR, SG2000, ADPs, NEARLS,

and DGDCBelgium

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Year 1: Grow soybean

Year 2: Grow maize on the same plot

Some benefts:

Soybean brings nitrogen from air into soil as a free

source of urea. You can obtain good maize yield after soybean with less

inorganic fertilizer application due to soil improvement by

soybean.

Growing soybean before maize reduces strigainfestation

in your maize farm.

Growing soybean and maize ensures ood security anddiversifcation (good animal eed, high quality ood per

amily).

Growing soybean and maize

in rotation

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Year 1: Grow soybean

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Buy seed oimproved soybean

variety with good

haulm and grain yieldrom a reliable seed

company. 4050 kg

Soybean seeds per

hectare is required.

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Apply ertilizers:For a arm o a hectare

size, broadcast six bags

o SSP beore ridging.

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Make ridges 50 cmapart either by hand,

animal traction or by

tractor.

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Plant ater a good

rain. Make shallow

grooves (12 cm deep)

on ridges and drillsoybean seed (1 seed

every 5 cm) and cover

lightly with soil.

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Scare birds duringthe frst two weeks ater

planting.

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Control weedmanually or with

herbicides recommended

for soybean by extensionagent.

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When cropis inested by

insects, spray with

recommendedinsecticides.

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Harvest by cutting

at ground level with

sickle when leaves

turn yellow. Do not

harvest by uprooting

the plants.

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Thresh soybean on

the feld. Spread the

haulm on the feld or

eed them to livestock

and return the manure

to the feld.

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Year 2: Maize on

the same plot

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Buy improvedmaize seeds rom

a reliable seed

company.

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Break old ridgesand make new ridges

75 cm apart.

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Plant after a good

rain. Use a stick to make

planting hole 5 cm deep

at every 25 cm on the

ridge. Plant one seed per

hole and cover lightly

with soil.

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Control weed by

spraying recommended

herbicide beore

maize germination

or manually ater

germination.

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Apply 3 bags of NPKwhen maize is at emergence

(7 days after planting). Use astick to make a hole at 5 cm

away from plants. Place the

fertilizer in the hole using

a coca-cola cap (1 cap full)

and cover the hole.

Apply 3 bags of Ureawhen plants are at the

knee height. Use a stick to

make a hole at 5 cm away

from plants. Place the

fertilizer in the hole usinga coco-cola cap (1 cap full)

and cover the hole.

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Bend cobsdownward at maturity

to hasten drying and to

minimize spoilage.

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Harvest by dehusking

and removing cobs

immediately rom the

feld.

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Dry cobs properly

beore storage in a

dry place.

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