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Legume Fodders :: Hedge Lucerne / Desmanthus

Crop Production

 

1.
Preparatory Cultivation
:

Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows 50 cm apart.

2.

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.

3.
Spacing
:

50 cm x solid stand .

4.

Manures and fertilizers

 :

Basal
FYM   - 25 tonnes/ha
NPK    - 25:40:20 kg/ha

5.

Weed Management

:

First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity.

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



            
        Basal fertilizer application                                Seed treatment with hot water          


            
Sowing                                                        Life Irrigation

 

Content Validator: Dr. K. N. Ganesan, Prof & Head , Dept. of Forage Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore.
Updated on Apr 2023