HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Maize: Maize is an example of a crop that can be used as both food and fodder. It is a Kharif crop.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maize crop has an important place in the food grain basket of our country and is the third most important versatile food grain crop due to its importance in food, feed, specialty corn, starch etc. The last few years have seen dramatic changes in the production and productivity of maize.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fodder crops are those crops which are grown primarily as food for animals. Maize, wheat, rye and hay are some fodder crops. The waste material obtained after processing sugar beet is also used as animal feed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fodder maize It can be grown throughout the year with irrigation facility. African tall, Vijay composite, Moti composite, Ganga-5 and Jawahar are some important fodder varieties. Maintain a seed rate of 40 kg/ha and dibble one seed to a spacing of 15cm between the seeds in the row which are 30 cm apart.