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. Spacing<br />

Pumpkins<br />

<strong>Maize</strong><br />

3 x 1 m, 2 plants/hill<br />

3 x 50 cm, 2 plants/hill<br />

c. Time <strong>of</strong> planting<br />

Maha<br />

Yala<br />

With <strong>the</strong> first rain.<br />

April, both crops toge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

Advanced technology transferred to farmers.<br />

Extension service, video movies, leaflets, and mass communication media have been Widely<br />

used to instruct and encourage farmers to grow maize and to apply new technologies.<br />

Major areas identified to conduct future research on maize are:<br />

a. Develop high yielding OPV's and hybrids.<br />

b. Breeding for short plant height, early maturing varieties (75-80 days).<br />

c. Select varieties for adverse environmental conditions.<br />

d. Studies on postharvest technologies.<br />

Table 4.<br />

Crop<br />

Per hectare costs and returns <strong>of</strong> selected subsidiary food crops.<br />

No. Labour Total Yield Gross Net Net reobserva-<br />

cost cost returns returns turns<br />

tions Rs/ha Rs/ha kg/ha Rs/ha Rs/ha (rank)<br />

Chili<br />

Blackgram<br />

Groundnut<br />

Red onion<br />

Soybean<br />

<strong>Maize</strong><br />

Greengram<br />

Cowpea<br />

5 8840 11155 650 24408 13253 2<br />

2 4902 4832 560 7037 2205 5<br />

3 6237 8399 1088 9909 1510 6<br />

1 18764 42809 10631 61235 18425 1<br />

5 3037 4193 933 6962 2769 4<br />

8 3757 4157 1400 4889 732 7<br />

2 6246 7747 787 12310 4563 3<br />

5 5634 6533 694 6742 209 8<br />

Source: Adopted from cost <strong>of</strong> cultivation <strong>of</strong> agricultural crops maha 85/86, 86/87, 89/90.<br />

Chili<br />

Blackgram<br />

Groundnut<br />

Red onion<br />

Soybean<br />

<strong>Maize</strong><br />

Greengram<br />

Cowpea<br />

- Anuradhapura, Ampara, and Moneragala districts<br />

- Anuradhapura district<br />

- Moneragala district<br />

- Batticaloa district<br />

- Anuradhapura and Matale district<br />

- Anuradhapura, Matale, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Moneragala districts<br />

- Anuradhapura district<br />

- Anuradhapura, Ampara, and-Moneragala districts.<br />

References<br />

Agroecological regions <strong>of</strong> Sri Lanka..compiled by Land and Water Use Division, Dept. <strong>of</strong> Agric.,<br />

Sri Lanka.<br />

Agricultural implementation program. A working document, Ministry <strong>of</strong> Agric. Developmt. and Res.,<br />

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