It is important to return crop residues of the previous year into the soil where millet is to be planted.
It is also important to grow millet in rotation with legume crops to provide natural soil enrichment.


Water Management for Millet

Millet requires relatively less water compared to maize and rice.
It requires an annual rainfall of 500-600mm
Integrated soil fertility management
Recommended fertilizer rate per hectare is 60 kg N, 30 kg P2O5 and 30 kg K2O per hectare is recommended for optimum yield.
The fertilizer may be applied in one dose or split into two when soils are very sandy.
Apply your fertilizer on moist but not wet soil.
Do not apply when you anticipate rain as this may likely leach away your costly fertilizer.
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Weed Management for Millet

In some of the Millet growing areas, weed population is not very intense; as a result, 2 hoe weeding (2-3 and 5-6 WAS) should eliminate weed competition.
Herbicides such as Atrazine + Terbuthylazine @1.5-2.0 kg /ha pre-emergence (3/4-1* MTM in 10 litre- Knapsack sprayer) can give very effective weed control.
*MTM=Milk Tin Measure= 170 ml capacity.
Safety use and handling of Pesticides for Millet

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