Kupanda

• Kupanda mwaliwi panyaki kupanda sabata yimoza vuwa yeche yindawi kuja umampha mwa viyo.
• Mbewu zime umampha chifukwa dongu litiwa lakufunda, asani mwaswera kupanda mtika utuwa unandi mudongu mbwe lizizila, mbeu nazu ziswera kukuwa.
• Dongu, vidononu ndi matenda vitiya vinande munyengu ya vuwa

• Vitole kapandilu
• Mo talimiyanga, mizeli yajanga yakutalikiyana 90cm.  Vingoma vapandikanga  vitatu vitatu kutayikiyanaso 90cm chinanga uli ulimilu waviyo ukulongola kuti ngwamampha cha chifukwa vuna yitiwa yimana.
• Sasakawa ndi kalimilu kaa sonu – mizeli yitalikiyana 75cm chingoma chipandika chimozachimoza kutalikiyana 25cm.  Ulimilu uwu wupereka vuna yinandi.

• Kubila kwa mayenji kupangiska kuti mbewu yimere liwi panji yiswere.  Asani mwapanda pasi nthazi ziswera kumera kweniso asani mwapanda pachanya nthazi lumwi lingawotcha, viyuni ndi vidononu vinganaso mbewu yidu.
• Pandani mwa viyo:

Dongu la katondo                   Lachichenga

            Dongu la mtika           5cm                                         7.5cm

            Dongu lakumila          7.5cm                                      10cm

• Wunande wa mbewu wutolera mo mizeli yatakiyana kweniso magapu
• Sasakawa – asani mizeli yatalikana  75cm X 75 cm mutuwa mbewu 53, 334 pa hekitala 90cm mutuwa mbewu 37,037 pa hekitala

Conventional planting system with a planting spacing of 90cm X 90cm will have a plant population of 37, 037 plants/ha

• Welezgana mosi umo mbewu zindameli panji zafwa musabata yakwamba asani mbewu zamela.