How To Grow Corn Plant Well

How To Grow Corn Plant - Corn is mostly planted in the lowlands, rainfed and irrigated. There are also in a mountainous area at an altitude of 1000 - 1800 m above sea level. The corn plan have same type with wheat plant that can survive in a dry temperature

Ground

Desired soil is friable and fertile maize plants because they require good drainage. Corn may grow well in a wide range of soil. Dusty clay is the best for its growth. Heavy soils can still be planted with corn in the ground work more often during its growth, so that the aeration of the soil is progressing well.

Excessive ground water is discharged through the irrigation channels are created between the rows of corn. Soil acidity (pH) is best for corn is about 5.5 to 7.0. Land with a slope of no more than 8% can still be planted rows of corn in the direction perpendicular to the tilt of the ground, in order to prevent erosion malignancy that occurs when the big rains,

Climate Planting

Climatic factors are most important are the number and distribution of sunlight and rainfall, temperature, humidity and wind. Place corn planting should get enough sunlight and do not be shielded by trees or buildings. If there is no radiation from the sun, the result will be reduced. The optimum temperature for corn growth is between 23-27 C.

How to Grow Corn Plant

Seed taken only from plants and cobs are well and healthy.
Choose a large cob-cob, straight rows of beans and full, tightly closed, and quite old.

From the cob, corn cobs selected, separate small seeds found at the base and tip of the cob. Only the average grain size and sound just taken as a seed.

When selected a very limited number of cobs, can also be used all the seeds found on the cob. Seeds should be dry enough and healthy, vigorous growing more than 90%, pure and free of debris.

Way of Planting and  Maintenance Corn Plant

At the time of processing, the state should not be overly wet soil should be moist enough but so easy to do, and not sticky, until the soil is loose enough. On sandy soils or soil is not much light is required earthworks. On heavy soils with excess water, drains need to be made. Making proper drainage to avoid a puddle of water that is detrimental to the growth of corn plants.

Tillage for corn harbor must be precise and quick to do because sometimes the rain came early. When not had time to work the land as a whole since the time of planting urgent, then the earthworks can be carried out only on the row to be planted only as deep as 15-20 cm until the soil is loose enough. Based on the results of research on the ground: latosol and aridosol this way gives results that are not significantly different from the usual earthworks.

Plant spacing

For those who lived early maturing varieties (70-80 days), the population can be increased to 100,000 plants / ha, even on fertile soil could reach 200,000 plants / ha, with a spacing of 50 x 20 cm or 50 x 10 cm to 1 (one) plants per hole; seeds were planted 2 -3 seeds per hole, then sorting plant at the age of 2-3 weeks after planting, in which the left upright and healthy plants alone so as to achieve the desired population according to the spacing used.

Those are some things to consider when we are going to plant or cultivate corn. In contrast to other grain crops such as green bean plant or corn plant tend to be easier to care for and do not require intensive care.