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Crop Production

1.Preparatory Cultivation:Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows 50 cm apart.
2.Seed rate:20 Kg/ha Seed Treatment: For better germination, seeds must be treated in hot water at 80 o C for 5 minutes and soak it in cold water over night and shade dry before sowing.
3.Spacing:50 cm x solid stand .
4.Manures and fertilizers:Basal FYM - 25 tonnes/ha NPK -25:40:20 kg/ha
5.Weed Management:First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity.
6.Water Management:Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days.
7.Harvest:First harvest at 90 days after planting and subsequent harvests once in 50 days.
8.Green fodder yield:125 t/ha/year

Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows 50 cm apart.

Seed rate

20 Kg/ha Seed Treatment: For better germination, seeds must be treated in hot water at 80 o C for 5 minutes and soak it in cold water over night and shade dry before sowing.

50 cm x solid stand .

Manures and fertilizers

Weed Management

First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity.

Water Management

Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days.

Harvest

First harvest at 90 days after planting and subsequent harvests once in 50 days.

Green fodder yield

125 t/ha/year

Basal FYM - 25 tonnes/ha NPK -25:40:20 kg/ha

Content validator: Dr. K. N. Ganesan, Prof & Head , Dept. of Forage Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore.