Description
Season and varieties
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District/Season
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Month |
Varieties |
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Irrigated All Irrigated districts |
Throughout the year |
CO (GG) 3 |
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Rain fed All Districts |
Jun – Sep / Oct – Nov |
Yield Potential and Quality Characters
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PARTICULARS
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CO (GG) 3 |
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Parentage |
Clonal selection from Mumbasa |
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Duration (Days) |
Perennial |
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Green fodder yield (t/ha/yr) |
340 – 360 |
Quality characters |
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Dry matter (%) |
20.2 |
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Dry matter yield (t/ha/yr) |
79.87 |
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Crude Protein (%) |
7.50 |
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Crude protein yield (t/ha) |
30.3 |
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Phosphorus (%) |
0.19 |
Crop Production
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1.
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Preparatory Cultivation
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Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows 50 cm apart
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2.
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Seed Rate |
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5 kg / Acre |
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3.
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Spacing
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50 x 50cm |
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4.
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Manures and fertilizers |
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Basal Top dressing |
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5.
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Weed Management |
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Hand weeding whenever necessary |
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6.
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Water Management |
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Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days. |
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7.
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Harvest |
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First harvest at 75 – 80 days after planting and subsequent harvests once in 45 days |
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8.
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Green fodder yield |
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320 t/ha/year (in 7 harvests). |
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