Crop Production
| 1. | Preparatory Cultivation | : | Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form beds and channels convenient size. |
| 2. | Seed rate | : | 10 Kg/ha |
| 3. | Spacing | : | 100 x 30 cm . |
| 4. | Manures and fertilizers | : | Basal FYM - 25 tonnes/ha NPK -10:60:30 kg/ha |
| 5. | Weed Management | : | Hand weeding whenever necessary. |
| 6. | Water Management | : | Mostly grown under rainfed condition |
| 7. | Harvest | : | First harvest 6 months after sowing. Subsequent harvests 60 days depending upon the growth |
| 8. | Green fodder yield | : | Irrigated: 80-100 t/ha/year Rainfed: 40 t/ha/year |
Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form beds and channels convenient size.
Seed rate
10 Kg/ha
100 x 30 cm .
Manures and fertilizers
Basal
Weed Management
Hand weeding whenever necessary.
Water Management
Mostly grown under rainfed condition
Harvest
First harvest 6 months after sowing. Subsequent harvests 60 days depending upon the growth
Green fodder yield
FYM - 25 tonnes/ha NPK -10:60:30 kg/ha
Irrigated: 80-100 t/ha/year Rainfed: 40 t/ha/year
Content validator: Dr. K. N. Ganesan, Prof & Head , Dept. of Forage Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore.