Description

Pioneer ® 45S42 is a high yielding hybrid. It has got bold grains & high pod density. It performs consistantly across management & soil condition.

SPECIAL TIPS

Land preparation & Sowing:

Prepare the land by 2-3 ploughing with Disc harrow or country plough to a “Fine tilth” and pass a cultivator to remove the plant debris. The soil particles size should be like seed size.
Sowing at optimum soil moisture depth & soil temperature

Spacing, Planting depth, Seed Rate & Plant Population:

Sowing at a depth of 3-5 cms adjust the depth based on the soil moisture
Hybrids are to be planted in rows with 45 cms ( Rows) and 10 cms (P - P)
Seed rate is 1 Kg / Acre. Use equal quantity of filler material like saw dust or fine Vermicompost or FYM to get uniform distribution of seed
Use higher seed rate in case of poor sandy loams and other problem soils where plant loss is more

Fertilizer management:

Apply about 10 cart loads of well decomposed FYM per acre at the time of last ploughing.

General fertilizer recommendation/acre

Time of application	Urea	DAP	SSP	MOP
At the time of sowing	25	50	150	40
25 – 30 DAS	45	-	-	-
Total	70	50	150	40

Toll Free Number

Pioneer Paramarsh (Advice) is a 24x7 national toll free farmer helpline (+91 1800 103 9799). This initiative is a reflection of DuPont Pioneer’s Long Look philosophy of “giving helpful management suggestions to our customers to assist them in making the greatest possible profit from our products”. Through this helpline, DuPont Pioneer extends technical advisory, crop management tips and product solutions to farmers across India.

To reach out to DuPont Pioneer India representatives, the farmer needs to place a missed call and within four working hours, a call centre executive calls back to collect relevant details. Then the call centre executive shares the details to concerned representative. After analyzing the information, the DuPont Pioneer representative contacts the concerned farmer to provide relevant resolution. The call center currently supports 6 Indian languages.