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Season and Varieties :: Hedge Lucerne - Velimasal
  

 

HEDGE LUCERNE - VELIMASAL ( Desmanthus virgatus )

I. SEASON AND VARIETIES

Zone District/ Season Month Varieties
Irrigated
All Districts Throughout the year  
Rain fed CO 1 and CO 2
All Districts June - October  

II. PARTICULARS OF VELIMASAL VARIETY

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


Updated on Apr 2023
 
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