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Grass Fodders :: Cenchrus

Crop Production

1.
Preparatory Cultivation
:
Plough 2 to 3 times to obtain a good tilth and form beds and channels
2.

Seed rate/Rooted slips requirment

:

6-8 kg/ha or 40,000 Nos. of rooted slips/ha.

3.
Spacing
:

50 x 30cm

4.

Manures and fertilizers

 :

Basal
FYM - 5 tonnes/ha
NPK- 25: 40: 20 kg/ha

5.

Other managements

:

Since it is a pasture grass, it grows with the rainfall received over seasons.



       
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Content Validator: Dr. K. N. Ganesan, Prof & Head , Dept. of Forage Crops, TNAU, Coimbatore.
Updated on Apr 2023