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Season and Varieties :: Fodder Cholam
  

Perennial Fodder Sorghum

District/Season Month Varieties
Irrigated
All Irrigated districts Jan - Feb and Apr – May CO (FS) 29 & CO 31 (Perennial Multicut Cholam)
Rain fed
All Districts (Jun - Jul) CO (FS) 29 & CO 31 (Perennial Multicut Cholam)

Yield Potential and Quality Characters

PARTICULARS CO (FS) 29 CO 31
Parentage Derivative of the cross TNS 30 x Sorghum sudanense Derivative of the cross TNS 30 x Sorghum sudanense
Duration (Days) Multicut
(3 years) 		Multicut
(3 years)
Average green fodder yield (t/ha) 160-170 (6 - 7 cuts) 190 (6 - 7 cuts)
Quality characters
Protein content (%) 8.41 9.86
Dry matter (%) 23.60 25.9
Crude fibre (%) 25.60 19.80
IVDMD (%) 50.30 52

Updated on Apr 2023
 
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