Seed production in Hedge Lucerne / Desmanthus
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Land Requirement
- 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.
Desmanthus
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Foliar application
Foliar spray of 200 ppm salicylic acid thrice at 10 days interval after 50 per cent flowering to improve seed set.
Harvest
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.
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Source
The Professor and Head
Department of Seed Science & Technology
TNAU, Coimbatore-641003.
Phone:0422-6611363
Email: seed@tnau.ac.in
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