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Crop Production :: Forage Crops :: Cumbu Napier |
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Purchase Guidelines for Cumbu Napier hybrid setts 
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Cumbu Napier Hybrid
Season and Varieties
Zone District/Season |
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Varieties |
Irrigated |
All Districts |
Throughout the year |
CO 3, CO (CN) 4 and CO (BN) 5 |
Yield Potential and Quality Characters
PARTICULARS |
CO 3 |
CO (CN) 4 |
CO (BN) 5 |
Parentage |
Interspecific hybrid between Cumbu PT 1697 x Penneisetumpurpureum |
Interspecific hybrid between Cumbu CO 8 x FD 461 |
Interspecific hybrid between Fodder cumbu IP 20594 x Napier grass FD 437 |
Duration (Days) |
Perennial |
Perennial |
Perennial |
Green fodder yield (t/ha/yr) |
350 (7harvests) |
375-400 (7harvests) |
360 - 400 (7harvests) |
Morphological characters |
Plant height (cm) |
300 – 360 |
400-500 |
400-500 |
No. of leaves per clump |
400-450 |
400-450 |
400-430 |
No. of tillers per clump |
30 – 40 |
30 – 40 |
30 – 40 |
Leaf stem ratio |
0.70 |
0.71 |
1.02-1.19 |
Leaf length (cm) |
80 – 95 |
110-115 |
100-110 |
Leaf width (cm) |
3.0 – 4.2 |
4.0-5.0 |
4.0-5.0 |
Quality characters |
Dry matter (%) |
17.0 |
21.3 |
22 |
Dry matter yield (t/ha/yr) |
65.12 |
79.87 |
80 |
Crude protein (%) |
10.5 |
10.71 |
14 |
Crude protein yield (t/ha) |
5.40 |
8.71 |
9.6 |
Oxalate (%) |
2.51 |
2.48 |
2.4 |
Special features of CO (BN) 5
- High green fodder yield and dry matter yield
- Broader leaves and succulent stems
- Winter hardiness and gives stable yield throughout the year
- Quick regeneration capacity
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High green fodder yield in CO (BN) 5 |
Package of Practices
1. |
Season |
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Throughout the year under irrigated conditions in all districts |
2. |
Soil |
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All types of soils |
3. |
Preparatory cultivation |
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Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form ridges and furrows. |
4. |
Manures and fertilizers |
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FYM : 25 t/ha
NPK : 150 : 50 : 40 kg/ha Basal FYM –25t/ha NPK –75:50:40 Kg/ha Top dressing 75 kg N/ha after 30 days after planting 75 kg N/ha after each cut |
5. |
Seed rate |
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33,333 two budded stem cuttings or rooted slips per ha. |
6. |
Spacing |
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60 x 50 cm |
7. |
Weed Management |
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Hand weeding whenever necessary |
8. |
Plant Protection |
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Generally not required |
9. |
Water Management |
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Immediately after planting; life irrigation on 3rd day and thereafter once in 10 days. |
10. |
Harvest |
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First harvest at 75-80 days after planting and subsequent harvests once in 45 days |
11. |
Green fodder yield |
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360 - 400 t/ha/yr (7 harvests) |
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Formation of Ridges & Furrows
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Two budded setts
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Planting of Setts in Ridges & Furrows
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Germination of two budded sett
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Manual Harvesting |
Harvesting by Brush Cutter |
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