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Legume Fodders :: Hedge Lucerne / Desmanthus

Yield Potential and Quality Characters

PARTICULARS

CO 1

CO 2

Parentage

Introduction

Gamma ray mutant of Desmanthus CO 1

Duration (Days)

Perennial

Perennial

Green fodder yield (t/ha/yr)

  90 - 100
(7 harvests)

  130 (7 harvests)

Seed yield (kg/ha)

200 - 250

175 - 200

Quality Characters

Protein content (%)

20 - 22

16.5

Dry matter (%)

18 - 20

19 - 20

Dry matter yield (t/ha/year)

16.2-20.0

24.70



            
        CO 1                                                                                          CO 2             

 

 

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