VARIETY : CO 1

SEASON

Can be grown throughout the year under irrigated condition. Suitable for growing in the monsoon season under rainfed condition

CROP MANAGEMENT

SOIL

All types of soil with good drainage. Does not come up well on heavy clay soil or flooded or waterlogged conditions.

PREPARATORY CULTIVATION

Plough 2-3 times to obtain good tilth and form beds and channels.

MANURING

Basal: FYM 25 t/ha NPK 20 : 25 : 20 kg/ha

Top dressing: 20 Kg N on 30th day after sowing 50% of this has to be applied for rainfed crop

SEED RATE

2.5 kg/ha

SPACING

35 x 10 cm or solid sowing in lines 30 cm apart.

AFTER CULTIVATION

Hoeing and weeding on 30th day after sowing

IRRIGATION

Once in ten days or depending on soil condition

PLANT PROTECTION

Generally not recommended

HARVEST

55-60th day after sowing.

GREEN FODDER YIELD

Irrigated crop : 25-30 t/ha first crop. Ratoon crop : 15-20 t/ha

Rainfed crop : 15-20 t/ha

SEED PRODUCTION

Varietal Seed Production

Land requirement

Land should be free of volunteer plants. The previous crop should not be the same variety or other varieties of the same crop. It can be the same variety if it is certified as per the procedures of certification agency.

Isolation

• For certified / quality seed production leave a distance of 10 m all around the field from the same and other varieties of the crop

Pre-sowing seed management

• Break the seed dormancy by mechanical scarification in a defluffer followed by soaking in a mixture of GA3 (200 ppm) and KNO3 (0.25%) (1: 1) for 16 hours.
• Pellet the seed with DAP @ 60 g/kg and arappu leaf (Albizzia amara) powder @ 500g/kg-1 of seed to enable easy handling of seed during sowing and also for better establishment.

Harvest

• Deenanath grass (cv Pusa 3) attained physiological maturity at fifth week after 50% flowering, while it took six weeks for cv. TNDN.1.
• Germination is higher for the seeds from the first and second formed tillers.
• Delayed harvesting resulted in shattering loss.
• The middle and proximal portions of the spike produce high quality seeds.

Seed Treatment

• Slurry treat the seeds with carbendazim @ 4g kg-1 of seed.

Storage

• Store the seeds in gunny or cloth bags for short term storage (8-9 months) with seed moisture content of 8 - 10%.
• Store the seeds in polylined gunny bag for medium term storage (12- 15 months) with seed moisture content of 8 – 9 %.
• Store the seeds in 700 gauge polythene bag for long term storage (more than15 months) with seed moisture content of less than 8%.

Other management practices

As in fodder crop management technique.