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    Sorghum & Millets
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    AGRIBUSINESS SORGHUM PRODUCTION
    Crop production A farmer should thin sorghum excess plant and weed thoroughly to prevent pests that include cut worms, stalk borers and army worm and a farmer should always scout the field to prevent pests. Equally, apply correct agro chemicals to sorghum to prevent pests and finally apply basal fertilizer during planting and analyse soil.
    Duration: 10:16:00
    How To Grow Millets
    Crop management Because millet grow well in areas of low moisture and grown as cash crops, it requires well drained loamy soils and seedbed should be firm and plant millet at depth of an inch and application of N is based on yield, goals and cropping history. Apply phosphorous and potassium basing on soil recommendation […]
    Duration: 09:45:00
    Sorghum Life Cycle 101, How to Grow What Make Best Health Food Nutrition, 5-10 min Nature Crop Plant
    Stages 0-5 (vegetative growth) are crucial for the development of sorghum plants and include emergence, 3-leaf, 5-leaf, growing point differentiation, flag leaf visible, and boot. Understanding these stages is essential for proper crop management and achieving optimal yield and quality. The duration of each stage in the sorghum’s life cycle varies depending on factors such […]
    Duration: 06:51:00
    »Crop production technology for post rainy sorghum«
    Sorghum production Sorghum is grown under residual soil moisture with productivity of 7 times /ha. This is done by selecting medium to heavy soils after harvesting legumes. Prepare land by 2 furrowing and moisture is conserved during growing season. Secondly treat seeds using manually operated seed treatment drum for uniform containment of chemicals to seeds […]
    Duration: 05:33:00
    Millet cultivation
    Growing millet Start by selecting well drained loamy fertile soils and treat seeds with fungicide before planting. Additionally, prepare the seedbed well, control weeds well before planting and plant at correct seed rate. Furthermore, ensure planting seeds at 1 inch depth. Also after seed germination thin, control weeds and apply fertilizers with low nitrogen. Additionally, […]
    Duration: 00:09:28
    Cultivation practices of pearl millet
    Being a highly nutritous grain, millet production is low due to poor practices used which lead to low and poor quality and quantity of yield. Millet is a rich source of nutrient which helps human body to fight against diseases. Its production involve practices such as land preparation, weeding, fertilizer and manure application harvesting and […]
    Duration: 00:15:40
    Killing fall armyworms naturally
    You can kill armyworms with natural ingredients to protect your maize. Fall armyworms eat maize leaves. They often leave behind big holes in the leaves, and sometimes feed themselves until the maize ears. This has to be taken serious. Fall armyworms can be caterpillars, which are hiding in the maize, eggs or adults in form […]
    Duration: 00:07:40
    Agronomy of Sorghum
    Sorghum belongs to grass family grown for grain, processed into syrup. Its growth is as simple as growing maize however it can withstands drought and floods. Different sorghum varieties mature at different times, but most varieties take an average of 90 – 150 days but the highest varieties are obtained for sorghum that takes 100 […]
    Duration: 00:09:10
    Grow row by row
    Legumes help farmers in many ways. They are good to keep a successful harvest and fighting against Striga. To know how to use legumes the best way, you will learn some guidelines. Some farmers sow a few cowpea plants between millet, sorghum and maize after the cereal crop. Then the leaves fall down on the […]

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