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Planting Push-Pull During the Second andSubsequent SeasonsStep 1. Land preparation• Continue cutting and utilising Napier grass, starting withthe inner row as before and weeding the cut Napier lines.• Apply farmyard manure or CAN fertiliser after cutting andweeding.• Cut back the desmodium and feed to livestock. . Clear theland of maize stover and feed to livestock.• Before planting maize, dig or plough between the rows ofdesmodium. Care should be taken not to disturb / uprootthe desmodium lines as desmodium is a perennial crop(Figure 34).Figure 34. Push-pull plot ready for planting maizeduring the second season34
Step 2. Planting the second crop of push-pull• Plant maize in between desmodium rows at a spacing of 75x 30 em (Figure 35).• Apply TSP or DAP fertiliser on the maize at the rate of oneteaspoonful per hill as top dressing.Figure 35. Newly planted push-pull plot during thesecond season35
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 24 and 25: Step 2. Planting materialEnsure tha
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 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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