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TNAU Agritech Portal ::Traditional Varieties grown in Tamil nadu

Thattai Varagu
It is also being cultivated in Veppanthatai taluk at Perambalur district. The duration of the crop is 5 ½ months. The seeds are sown directly in the field. For increasing the yield, one traditional practice is followed by the farmer since 20 years i.e. 45 days after sowing, the grazing is done in the field by allowing the sheep for one day. This practice is called “kedai aadithal” and technically it called sheep penning. For one acre sheep’s are allowed. Sheep’s are grazed the entire field and leave only the root of the crop. After that, the side tillers are developed well. Side tillers give more number of ear heads. It gives yield upto 10-12 q/ac.