SORGHUM
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Botanical name |
Sorghum bicolor(L) Moench |
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Name of the crop |
Sorghum |
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Family |
Gramineae |
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Sowing Time |
March -August |
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Soil |
Loam to sandy loam |
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Varieties |
PC 23, MP Chari, PC -6,HC-136, HC-308, PCH 106,Sweet Sudan( SSG-59-3) |
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Field Preparation |
3-4 Ploughing |
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Seed Rate(kg/ha.) |
20-25 |
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Spacing |
30cm X 10cm |
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Fertilizers (N:P:K kg/ha) |
100:50:30 |
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Irrigation |
2-3 |
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Top dressing urea |
150kg. per ha. |
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Harvesting of Green Fodder |
45-60 days after sowing |
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Harvesting of Seed |
80-90 after sowing |
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Green Fodder Yield (Qtls/ha) |
450-500 |
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Yield of seed (Qtls/ha) |
6-10 |