Hand weeding weeds from desmodium rows and weeding the space between maize and desmodium with a hoe

A ‘push-pull’ plot after first weeding

2^nd weeding and crop management 

• 2^nd weeding should be done when maize is 5 weeks old.

• Care should be taken to distinguish between desmodium and weeds.

‘push-pull’ plot after second weeding

Five weeks old silverleaf (left) and Greenleaf (right) desmodium plants

• Napier grass rows should be weeded again
• Top dress maize and Napier grass with CAN fertilizer at the rate of one tea spoonful per plant

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