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Cereals :: Perennial Fodder Sorghum

Crop Production

1.
Preparatory cultivation
:
Plough 2-3 times to obtain a good tilth. Form ridges and furrows of 6 m long and 60 cm apart. 
2.
Seed rate
:

5 kg / ha
3.
Spacing
:

30 x 15 cm

4.

Manures and fertilizers

 :

Basal
45:40:40 kg NPK/ha

Top dressing
45 kg N on 30 DAS.

After each harvest, apply 45 kg N/ha After every fourth cut, apply 45:40:40 kg NPK/ha.
5.

Weed Management

:

First weeding on 25 - 30 DAS.  There after based on necessity.
6.

Water Management

 :

Once in 7 - 10 days depending upon soil condition.
7.

Harvest

 :

First harvest at 75 - 80 days after sowing and subsequent harvests once in 50 days
8.

Green fodder yield

:

190 t/ha/year in 6 - 7 harvests


                 
Top dressing fertilizer application                                          Weeding                                                    Manual harvesting          


Updated on Apr 2023