HEDGE LUCERNE - VELIMASAL ( Desmanthus virgatus )
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SEASON AND VARIETIES
| Zone District / Season | Month | Varieties |
| Irrigated | CO 1 and CO 2 | |
| All Districts | Throughout the year | |
| Rain fed | ||
| All Districts | June - October |
Yield Potential and Quality Characters
| PARTICULARS | CO 1 | CO 2 |
| Parentage | Introduction | Gamma ray mutant of Velimasal (Desmanthus CO 1) |
| Duration (Days) | Perennial | Perennial |
| Green fodder yield (t/ha/year) | 90-100 (7 harvests) | 130 (7 harvests) |
| Seed yield (kg/ha) | 200 - 250 | 175 - 200 |
| Quality characters | ||
| Protein content (%) | 20 - 22 | 16 - 50 |
| Dry matter (%) | 18 - 20 | 19 - 20 |
| Dry matter yield (t/ha/year) | 16.2-20.0 | 24.70 |
Harvest
Crop Produ ction:
1. Preparatory cultivation
| 1. Preparatory cultivation | : | Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows 50 cm apart. |
| 2. Manures and fertilizers | : | Basal |
| FYM - 25 tonnes/ha | ||
| NPK - 25 : 40 : 20 kg/ha | ||
| 3. Seed rate | : | 20 Kg/ha Seed Treatment: For better germination seeds must be treated in hot water at 80o C for 5 minutes and soak it in cold water over night and shade dry before sowing. |
| 4. Weed Management | : | First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity. |
| 5. Plant protection | : | Generally not required |
| 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 |
| Note : To get better germination seeds must be treated in hot water at 80o C for 5 minutes (boiling water removed from the flame and kept for 4 minutes to attain 80o C). After hot water treatment, seeds should be washed with cold water and soaked in cold water over a night. Seeds should be shade dried before sowing |
Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows 50 cm apart.
2. Manures and fertilizers
Basal
FYM - 25 tonnes/ha
NPK - 25 : 40 : 20 kg/ha
20 Kg/ha
3. Seed rate
4. Weed Management
First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity.
5. Plant protection
Generally not required
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
Note : To get better germination seeds must be treated in hot water at 80o C for 5 minutes (boiling water removed from the flame and kept for 4 minutes to attain 80o C). After hot water treatment, seeds should be washed with cold water and soaked in cold water over a night. Seeds should be shade dried before sowing
Seed Production in Lucerne/Desmanthus/Velimasal
Land Requirements
- Land should be free of volunteer plants.
- Previous crop should not be other varieties of the same crop.
- It can be the same variety if it is certified as per the procedures of certification agency .
Pre-sowing seed treatment
- For better germination, seeds must be treated in hot water at 80oC for 5 minutes (boiling water removed from the flame and kept for 4 minutes to attain 80oC). After the treatment, seeds should be washed and soaked in cold water over night and shade dried.
- Treat the seeds with 600 g of Rhizobium and 600 g of Phosphobacteria/ha of seeds.
Foliar application
- Foliar spray of 200 ppm salicylic acid thrice at 10 days interval after 50 per cent flowering to improve seed set.
- Harvest the pods in pickings and delayed harvest leads to shattering loss.
- Grading : Grade the seed using BSS 14 x 14 sieve.
Storage
- Short term storage in gunny/cloth bag (8 - 9 months) with 9-10% moisture content .
- Medium term storage in polylined gunny bag (12 - 15 months) with 8 - 9 % moisture.
- Long term storage in 700 gauge polythene bag (more than 15 months) with 8% moisture.