TokyoBulls:
Striker is selective. Atrazine is not. Generally, the word 'selective' is dangerous. Be careful what you spray once crop germinates. My neighbour lost his 100-acre maize this year to 'selective' herbicides.

thank u very much, just what I wanted to hear.... anybody with tested and trusted selective herbicide?

fison:
Wow that's a lot, thank you so much for taking out the time to answer my questions, one last one please how did you sell your produce?

I run a poultry farm with feedmill, so it's for personal use.

How do u mill your feed, pls?

Seun:
I am also interested in this information @tokyobulls

Et tu, [Seun]?!!

fison:
Wow that's a lot, thank you so much for taking out the time to answer my questions, one last one please how did you sell your produce?

I run a poultry farm with feedmill, so it's for personal use.

Can I send you a mail or PM? I've been searching for poultry feed formulation for starter/grower/layers to no avail. My email is sam7t7@gmail.com

TokyoBulls:
Striker is selective. Atrazine is not. Generally, the word 'selective' is dangerous. Be careful what you spray once crop germinates. My neighbour lost his 100-acre maize this year to 'selective' herbicides.

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TokyoBulls:
There are many hybrid seeds in Nigeria that are better than Premier Seeds' Oba 2, Super 6 and 98. I think the best seed is Seedco's SC 727 and SC 719 (yield potential of 14 tonnes per hectare), Mosanto's DK 920 (potential yield of 10 tonnes per hectare) and Dupont's Pioneer Sees (potential yield of 8 to 12 tonnes per hectare). PLEASE note: Yield potential and actual yield are ALWAYS different.

Hello, which seeds do you plant?

TokyoBulls:
Most Agric shops that sell Jubaili products sell 3 Maize Force. What location are you in perhaps I know suppliers around?

Pls, I have tried Solokad but to no avail as he doesnt have it. Thanks for your concern.

Hello House, I am experimenting with farming this season. I am practicing mixed cropping on a plot of land and I have been using non selective the chemicals for weed control until someone recommended Astracine for my farm with cassava, Yam, maize.....i mixed a peak milk tin measure with 16 litres water and sprayed on a section of the farm but when I visited the farm, the weed has taken over... ... Meaning Astracine wasn't effective. I went back to the 'recommender' and he suggested I should add a little 24d (measure - the cap) to the Astracine and water to get the right effect...... Pls what is your opinion on this?

cooldipo:
Hello House, I am experimenting with farming this season. I am practicing mixed cropping on a plot of land and I have been using non selective the chemicals for weed control until someone recommended Astracine for my farm with cassava, Yam, maize.....i mixed a peak milk tin measure with 16 litres water and sprayed on a section of the farm but when I visited the farm, the weed has taken over... ... Meaning Astracine wasn't effective. I went back to the 'recommender' and he suggested I should add a little 24d (measure - the cap) to the Astracine and water to get the right effect...... Pls what is your opinion on this?

From what I know,atrazine is effective against weed seeds and seedlings.I.e it kills small weed seedlings and prevents their seeds from sprouting. If you want to spray an overgrowing field mix the attrazine with glyphosate.Try to keep the mixture agitated,or better yet spray glphosate first then after the weed go down spray atrazine to prevent germination of weed seeds.

Really sorry about this, The first case as described is ARMY WORM ATTACK, really destructive to maize. Buy Army Force (N500 per small bottle and each bottle is enough for 2 16-ltr Knapsack Sprayer) or Ampligo (each sachet is N1,300 and it's administered one sachet to one sprayer).
Obviously, Ampligo is more expensive but much stronger. Ampligo can stay for up to 29 days and will even prevent army worms from another farm coming in. Second issue, you have a couple of options. Ensure the farm is clean and weeds are not growing especially in around the perimeters of your farm. Second, you can set traps and get some bush meat. Overall, protect your crops. That's your investment

peacemara54:
pls something is attacking my maize, I mean the leaves. This thing is just eating up the leaves.& its really spreading through
whats the best thing to do to cure this infection?

2, Rodents are cutting down the maize from the stem near the root. This rodents are really destructive. They do suck the liquid at the stem base of the plant, and so the entire plant is rendered useless.
Pls anyone with a perfect solution to this. Mind you, I fence it round with bamboo and mosquito net, block all holes used as hiding place for this rodent but some are still troubling the plant
Your advise is really welcome pls

I planted Oba Super 6 earlier. Now trying Pioneer and SC 719

Penkelemess:


Hello, which seeds do you plant?

Glyphosate with cassava, yam and maize on the farm That will be RIP to the farm

dragon2:


From what I know,atrazine is effective against weed seeds and seedlings.I.e it kills small weed seedlings and prevents their seeds from sprouting. If you want to spray an overgrowing field mix the attrazine with glyphosate.Try to keep the mixture agitated,or better yet spray glphosate first then after the weed go down spray atrazine to prevent germination of weed seeds.

If your farm is not 'big', manual weeding is the solution. Spraying a farm with grown crops takes some expertise which most farmers don't have

TokyoBulls:
Really sorry about this, The first case as described is ARMY WORM ATTACK, really destructive to maize. Buy Army Force (N500 per small bottle and each bottle is enough for 2 16-ltr Knapsack Sprayer) or Ampligo (each sachet is N1,300 and it's administered one sachet to one sprayer).
Obviously, Ampligo is more expensive but much stronger. Ampligo can stay for up to 29 days and will even prevent army worms from another farm coming in. Second issue, you have a couple of options. Ensure the farm is clean and weeds are not growing especially in around the perimeters of your farm. Second, you can set traps and get some bush meat. Overall, protect your crops. That's your investment

Thanks, am really grateful. I wish I could have your response b4 now. I used kerosene & really effective destroys the army worms & the egg but didn't knw it will affect the plant. Am grateful I applied it to few affected

Am grateful for you advise ..thanks

dragon2:


From what I know,atrazine is effective against weed seeds and seedlings.I.e it kills small weed seedlings and prevents their seeds from sprouting. If you want to spray an overgrowing field mix the attrazine with glyphosate.Try to keep the mixture agitated,or better yet spray glphosate first then after the weed go down spray atrazine to prevent germination of weed seeds.

Why do you give such advise without specifying if this spraying should be done before or after planting? Glyphosate is non-selective and will cut down both crop and weeds!

What of mixing Astracine with 24D......Will that be effective? Manual wedding is annoying.....i need a spraying solution pls. I am preparing another piece of land now..... Pls any link where I can read about chemical and monocroping so as to decide on what to plant..... Thanks for your help

TokyoBulls:
I planted Oba Super 6 earlier. Now trying Pioneer and SC 719

Thanks. If you don't mind me asking, what was the yield?

About 4 tonnes per hectare.

Penkelemess:


Thanks. If you don't mind me asking, what was the yield?

cooldipo:
What of mixing Astracine with 24D......Will that be effective? Manual wedding is annoying.....i need a spraying solution pls. I am preparing another piece of land now..... Pls any link where I can read about chemical and monocroping so as to decide on what to plant..... Thanks for your help

Pls I need you response to this!

jospepper:
Hello Mukhtar, please can you help me buy this Sammaz 37 maize variety? I stay in Makurdi.

So does it mean no weeding of grass after initial spraying in your farm?

cooldipo:


Pls I need you response to this!

It Will be very effective if u spray will the farm still moist I.e after rainfall

cooldipo:


Pls I need you response to this!

cooldipo:
What of mixing Astracine with 24D......Will that be effective? Manual wedding is annoying.....i need a spraying solution pls. I am preparing another piece of land now..... Pls any link where I can read about chemical and monocroping so as to decide on what to plant..... Thanks for your help

2,4-D is used to control broadleaf in maize, rice, sugarcane. It wl kill your yam n cassava(broadleaves) but spare grass-like plant(maize).

TokyoBulls:
About 4 tonnes per hectare.

Not bad. Thanks for your response. Much appreciated.

TokyoBulls:
For maize, 3 Maize Force by Jubaili did great for me as a pre emergence herbicide. I currently don't use any post emergence.

Is 3 maize force selective or non selective and can it be sprayed after planting or before planting.

Penkelemess:

I planted Oba Super 6 earlier. Now trying Pioneer and SC 719

Pls, is there any hybrid maize that will mature within 60-65days and how much is d 3maize force per bottle and how many litres of 3maize force will cover an hectare of Land? Thanks!

Penkelemess:


Thanks. If you don't mind me asking, what was the yield?

Apologies, but yield/potential for Oba Super 98 is 7-8 tons according to the suppliers. Could you please kindly let us know how how you got your results? Thanks

stagger:


Why do you give such advise without specifying if this spraying should be done before or after planting? Glyphosate is non-selective and will cut down both crop and weeds!

If the farm is properly marked out someone experienced with spraying glyphosate can control the weed.If and a big if,the cassava and yam is mature and the glyphosate concentration is correct he can't kill it,esp if the leaves of both the mature cassava and yam are about 3 feet above the grass.If they are still very young he can't.However,I repeat,good marking of a farm is Paramount when using chemicals in farming.

TokyoBulls:
About 4 tonnes per hectare.

Please ignore previous post/typo. Yield/potential for Oba Super 98 is 7-8 tons according to the suppliers. Could you please kindly let us know how you got your results? Thanks

dragon2:


If the farm is properly marked out someone experienced with spraying glyphosate can control the weed.If and a big if,the cassava and yam is mature and the glyphosate concentration is correct he can't kill it,esp if the leaves of both the mature cassava and yam are about 3 feet above the grass.If they are still very young he can't.However,I repeat,good marking of a farm is Paramount when using chemicals in farming.

I will be going to my farm tomorrow. I wish I can snap a picture of a neighbouring maize farm to show you the exact effect of attempting to use glyphosate post-emergence.

You keep mentioning someone experienced. Is it villagers who have no financial stake in your farm (and are more interested in the number of knapsacks they will spray to collect maximum money for the day) that will take the time to keep the spray nozzle as close to the ground as possible, avoiding the maize plant?

Good luck with that.

fison:
thank you so much for this. I have some questions :
-when do you spray?
-did you use seed planter?
-at what point did you apply fertilizer?
-have you harvested? If so what was your yield?

-I sprayed with glyphosate the day of planting the maize, and subsequent spraying when weeds starts sprouting. In all, i sprayed thrice before harvesting and once against pest.
- Manual planting of two to three seeds per hole
-I applied fertilizer exactly a month after planting
- I harvested April with a total of 4.7tonnes

hello please what chemicals did you use for the second and third spraying and what quantity/ha

Yes, as promised, I went to my farm area and took some pics to display the effect of using a non-selctive herbicide.

A nearby farm was sprayed with non-selective herbicides, and the wind blew the mist towards some maize plants. You can see the places where contact was made with the maize leaves by the herbicides, and other maize plants that were not affected. This incident occurred due to the carelessness of the villagers doing the spraying.

So to my friend who insists on using non-selective herbicides and talking about care being taken in directing the nozzle away from the maize, I say that no hired hand (who has no financial stake in your farm project) will ever exhibit the level of care required to ensure that your maize is untouched by a non-selective herbicide. The consequences could be devastating.

Non selective. Spray on the same day or second day or at worst within 3 days. Immediately the maize starts coming out, you can't spray any longer.

adescopy:
Is 3 maize force selective or non selective and can it be sprayed after planting or before planting.