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Tree Fodders :: Soundal

Crop Production

 

1.
Preparatory Cultivation
:

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

2.

Seed rate

 :

10 Kg/ha
3.
Spacing
:

100 x 30 cm .

4.

Manures and fertilizers

 :

Basal

FYM   - 25 tonnes/ha
NPK    - 10:60:30 kg/ha

5.

Weed Management

:

Hand weeding whenever necessary.

6.

Water Management

 :

Mostly grown under rainfed condition

7.

Harvest

 :

First harvest 6 months after sowing. Subsequent harvests 60 days depending upon the growth

8.

Green fodder yield

:

Irrigated: 80-100 t/ha/year
Rainfed:  40 t/ha/year


                   

 

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