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HEDGE LUCERNE - VELIMASAL ( Desmanthus virgatus )
SEASON AND VARIETIES
| Zone District / Season |
Month |
Varieties |
| Irrigated |
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CO 1 and CO 2 |
| All Districts |
Throughout the year |
| Rain fed |
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| All Districts |
June - October |
Yield Potential and Quality Characters
| PARTICULARS |
CO 1 |
CO 2 |
| Parentage |
Introduction |
Gamma ray mutant of Velimasal (Desmanthus CO 1) |
| Duration (Days) |
Perennial |
Perennial |
| Green fodder yield (t/ha/year) |
90-100 (7 harvests) |
130 (7 harvests) |
| Seed yield (kg/ha) |
200 - 250 |
175 - 200 |
Quality characters |
| Protein content (%) |
20 - 22 |
16 - 50 |
| Dry matter (%) |
18 - 20 |
19 - 20 |
| Dry matter yield (t/ha/year) |
16.2-20.0 |
24.70 |
Crop Production:
1. Preparatory cultivation |
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Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form
ridges and furrows 50 cm apart. |
2. Manures and fertilizers |
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Basal |
FYM - 25 tonnes/ha |
NPK - 25 : 40 : 20 kg/ha |
3. Seed rate |
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20 Kg/ha
Seed Treatment: For better germination seeds must be treated in hot water at 80o C for 5 minutes and soak it in cold water over night and shade dry before sowing. |
4. Weed Management |
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First weeding at 25th DAS. Further weeding based on necessity. |
5. Plant protection |
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Generally not required |
6. Water management |
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Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days. |
7. Harvest |
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First harvest at 90 days after planting and subsequent harvests once in 50 days. |
8. Green fodder yield |
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125 t/ha/year |
Note: To get better germination seeds must be treated in hot water at 80o C for 5 minutes (boiling water removed from the flame and kept for 4 minutes to attain 80o C). After hot water treatment, seeds should be washed with cold water and soaked in cold water over a night. Seeds should be shade dried before sowing |
Seed Production in Lucerne/Desmanthus/Velimasal
Land Requirements
- Land should be free of volunteer plants.
- Previous crop should not be other varieties of the same crop.
- It can be the same variety if it is certified as per the procedures of certification agency.
Pre-sowing seed treatment
- For better germination, seeds must be treated in hot water at 80oC for 5 minutes (boiling water removed from the flame and kept for 4 minutes to attain 80oC). After the treatment, seeds should be washed and soaked in cold water over night and shade dried.
- Treat the seeds with 600 g of Rhizobium and 600 g of Phosphobacteria/ha of seeds.
Foliar application
- Foliar spray of 200 ppm salicylic acid thrice at 10 days interval after 50 per cent flowering to improve seed set.
Harvest
- Harvest the pods in pickings and delayed harvest leads to shattering loss.
- Grading : Grade the seed using BSS 14 x 14 sieve.
Storage
- Short term storage in gunny/cloth bag (8 - 9 months) with 9-10% moisture content .
- Medium term storage in polylined gunny bag (12 - 15 months) with 8 - 9 % moisture.
- Long term storage in 700 gauge polythene bag (more than 15 months) with 8% moisture.
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