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Field of Maize/Corn growing in India. Maize Cultivation in India: Conditions, Production and Distribution! Maize is an inferior grain which is used both as food and fodder. Its grain provides food and is used for obtaining starch and glucose. Its stalk is fed to cattle. Conditions of Growth: Maize can be grown under varied climatic and soil conditions. Maize is mainly a rainfed kharif crop which is sown just before the onset of monsoon and is harvested after retreat of the monsoon. In Tamil Nadu it is a rabi crop and is sown a few weeks before the onset of winter rainy season in Sept. and Oct. It requires 50-100 cm of rainfall and it cannot be grown in areas of more than 100 cm rainfall. In areas of lesser rainfall, the crop is irrigated. For example, more than half of the maize area in Pu