Unlocking Maize's Full Potential
"Pre-emergence herbicides for maize crops" is an innovative agricultural technology designed to improve weed management in maize cultivation across Sub-Saharan Africa. This technology enhances maize crop performance during its critical early growth stages by applying chemical agents to prevent weed seedlings from developing roots. By effectively reducing weed encroachment and competition for vital resources such as light, nutrients, and moisture, this technology accelerates the growth of maize crops and ultimately increases grain yields. It provides a cost-effective and sustainable solution to address the challenges associated with high weed infestation, labor-intensive weed removal, and reduced maize grain productivity in the region.
This technology is TAAT1 validated.
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Application of pre-emergence herbicide/Ha
Reduction in weeds
Grain yield increase
Gross margin per hectare
Open source / open access
Country | Tested | Adopted |
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Cameroon | Tested | Adopted |
Ethiopia | Tested | Adopted |
Ghana | Tested | Adopted |
Kenya | Tested | Adopted |
Malawi | Tested | Adopted |
Nigeria | Tested | Adopted |
Rwanda | Tested | Adopted |
South Africa | Tested | Adopted |
Tanzania | Tested | Adopted |
Uganda | Tested | Adopted |
Zambia | Tested | Adopted |
This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.
AEZ | Subtropic - warm | Subtropic - cool | Tropic - warm | Tropic - cool |
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Subhumid | ||||
Humid |
Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.
Last updated on 22 May 2024