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Legume Fodders :: Lucerne

Crop Production

 

1.
Preparatory Cultivation
:

Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form beds and channels of convenient size.
2.

Seed rate

 :

20 kg/ha
3.
Spacing
:

25 cm x solid stand.

4.

Manures and fertilizers

 :

Basal
FYM   - 25 tonnes/ha
NPK    - 25: 120: 40 kg/ha

5.

Weed Management

:

Hand weeding whenever necessary

6.

Water Management

 :

Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days.

7.

Harvest

 :

First harvest at 60-65 days after sowing subsequent harvests once in 20-25 days.

8.

Green fodder yield

:

90-130 t/ha/year (in 12-14 harvests)

                     
                              Field preparation                                    Line formation for sowing                                              Sowing                                        

                     
            Irrigation                                                             Harvest                                                        Field after harvest

 

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