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Multicut  fodder sorghum COFS.29 cultivation for  fodder and seed production

  • Total green fodder yield : 165 t / ha / year (6 harvest)
  • Used as dry fodder ( 34.6 t / ha/year)
  • Under irrigated condition, this crop is cultivated up to five year without yield reduction
  • Due to drought tolerance in nature it can be recommended for rain fed cultivation also.

Economics

  • Cost of cultivation: Rs.45,000/ ha
  • Gross income :Rs. 165000/ha
  • Net income : Rs.1,20,000 (Based on fodder value @ Rs 1000/tonne)
  • No. of farmers adopted: 47
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Source : TANUVAS, Chennai.

Updated on Dec 2014

 

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