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Step 2. Planting materialEnsure that you have all the needed planting material:• Maize seed• Desmodium seed• Napier grass root splits or canes (Figure 12). The Banavariety is recommended. Ensure that the plot from whichyou are getting the planting material is not infected withNapier grass diseases (Figure 13)• Triple superphosphate or single superphosphate fertiliseror farmyard manure.Sources of planting material• Napier grass: KARl centres, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministryof Livestock and Fisheries Development, other farmers.• Desmodium: Western Seed Company Ltd., Kitale, Kenya.• Maize: Seed companies, Kenya Farmers Association (KFA)and appointed stockists.CanesRoot splitsInternodesFigure 12. Clean Napier grass root splits andcane cut into nodes for planting14
Healthy Napier grassDiseased Napier grassHealthy Napier grassDiseased Napier grassFigure 13. Diseased Napier grass plants are yellowish, stuntedplants with short internodes. The leaves are very narrow. Thedisease is carried by a micoorganism (phytoplasma) and istransmitted by an insect, which is not yet known15
Page 1: A Primer on Planti
Page 4 and 5: A Primer on Planti
Page 6 and 7: IllUSTRATIONSFigure 1. Adult stembo
Page 8 and 9: FOREWORDStemborers and striga weed
Page 11 and 12: Stemborers and Striga WeedsStembore
Page 13 and 14: During the early stage of crop grow
Page 15 and 16: Pupadevelopsinto mothMoth layseggs
Page 17 and 18: When a farm is infested with striga
Page 19 and 20: Control of Stemborers and Striga We
Page 21: Benefits of adopting a push-pull st
Page 26 and 27: Step 3. Planting the push-pull crop
Page 28 and 29: Figure 15. Diagram of maize and Nap
Page 30 and 31: Figure 18. Farmers drilling and cov
Page 32 and 33: FIgure 20. Three-week-old silverlea
Page 34 and 35: 2nd weeding• The second weeding s
Page 36 and 37: Figure 26. Cutting of the inner row
Page 38 and 39: Figure 28. Flowering/podding desmod
Page 40 and 41: Step 8. Harvesting and processing d
Page 42 and 43: Figure 32. Winnowing desmodium seed
Page 44 and 45: Planting Push-Pull During the Secon
Page 46 and 47: Step 3. Weeding1st weeding• Weed
Page 48 and 49: Feeding Your Cow• Chop the harves
Page 50 and 51: Things Not To Do1.Do not trim desmo
Page 52 and 53: Q6. Can I intercrop other crops and
Page 54 and 55: Q14. What can I do if I don’t get
Page 56 and 57: GlossaryCANDAPdeadheartdrilling ine
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