Soil preference

Level to siltly clay loams

Loamy to clay loams

Sandy loam to clay loams

Sandy loam to clay loams

Varieties APFS-3

African tall

RL-52

M.P. Chari APFS-5 APFS-34

SSG-59-3, APFS-32

Seed rate (kg/ha)

40

15 -20

20

20

Sowing time

june-january

Oct. Nov.

May/june

March-june

Row spacing (cm)

30-45

25- 30

30-45

30-45

Fertilizer –NPK (kg/ha)

80-40-20
N in two splits

l00 kg DAP kg/ha as basal & at four months interval

60-30-20
N in two splits

40-50-20
Top dressing with 30 N after each cut.

Irrigation interval indays

8-10

8- 10

8- 10

8- 10

Days to harvest

60-70

55-60 1^st cut

22-25 days subsequent cut

60- 80

55- 60

No.of cuts Green fodder yield (MT/ha)

One
40-50

8-10/year

100-120

One

40-50

3 -4

100-120