To reduce damping off disease and nematodes, seedbeds should be sterilized by burning maize stalks heaped at least 1m high
Pofuna kuchepetsa matenda opha mbewu zikangomera ndi mbozi, mabedi awotchedwe ndi mapesi owinjikidwa mokwera ndi 1m pofuna kupha tizilombo toyambitsa matenda