Fruit corn mu yield
In the south, if carefully planted, fruit corn up to 900 kilograms per mu, but if a large area of fruit corn, cultivation input is not high, the management of the lack of fine, the average yield of large areas of 650 kilograms per mu.
Fruit corn planting prospects
A mu of land can be planted 4000 fruit corn, even according to the minimum recovery price of 0.5 yuan / root calculation, then, an acre of land can be as high as about 2,000 yuan, in addition to planting costs of an acre of land can be left with a pure profit of 1,200 to 1,500 yuan.
Fruit corn has a shorter growth cycle and is rich in carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients, and its market price is 2-3 times that of ordinary corn, so the prospects for fruit corn planting is still very good.
How to plant fruit corn to high yield
1, planting time
The best planting time for fruit corn is in March-April each year, the seedling age of about 20 days, will be mature in early July each year, and if the use of greenhouses to keep warm, it can be sown in the early spring of each year in February, and the fruit corn can be planted twice a year. Fruit corn can be planted twice a year, which is good for increasing yields.
2, germination treatment
When planting fruit corn, you need to put the seeds into 25-28 degrees of warm water soaked for 4-5 hours, so that it absorbs enough water, and then wrapped in a towel to wrap the seeds of fruit corn, and then placed it in the 32-34 degrees of the insulated box, and wait for 30-36 hours, the fruit corn will show its white color.
3, seedling method
Fruit corn is difficult to sprout, you need to use a nutrient bowl for seedling, you can apply rotted farmyard manure to the seedbed, to improve the organic matter content of the soil, and then put it into a nutrient bowl, and then each nutrient bowl sprinkled with 1-2 seeds, and wait for the corn grows out of the 2-3 true leaves for planting.
4, farming methods
Farming fruit corn, you need to use mulch to cover the soil, improve the soil temperature, fertilizer to base fertilizer, fertilizer during the growth period should be watered once, the field should be discharged in a timely manner to the accumulation of water, in the growth period should pay attention to the prevention and control of green blight, large and small leaf spot disease and corn borers and other pests and diseases.