Maize requires very fertile, well drained loamy soils having pH range of 5.5 to 8.0.
The crop grows best on alluvial or red soils but can also by grown on well drained black soils.
It does not thrive well on heavy soils, saline and alkali soils.
After preparing a fine seed bed the crop must be sown in lines (20-30 cm apart) by using seed drill or maize planter or by kera on para method.
Sowing time varies from place to place.
Maize has bold seed size.
It requires 50-60 kg seeds depending upon size.
For summer sowing in irrigated areas, last week of February to last week of March-April is the appropriate time.
Rainy season crop is sown with the beginning of rains in June-July.
Rabi crop is sown in October-November particularly in eastern and southern parts of the country.
