Proceedings of the Fifth Asian Regional Maize Workshop - Search ...
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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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