|
Name of the crop |
Teosentee |
|
Botanical name |
Euchaleana maxicana |
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Family |
Gramineae |
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Varieties |
Sirsa improved, TL-1, Rhuri |
|
Soil |
Loam to sandy loam |
|
Sowing Time |
May-August |
|
Field Preparation |
3-4 Ploughing |
|
Seed Rate (kg/ha) |
30-40 |
|
Spacing |
30 cm X 10 cm |
|
Fertilizers (N:P:K kg/ha) |
120:50:30 |
|
Irrigation |
3-4 No |
|
Top dressing urea |
150kg. per hac |
|
Harvesting of Green Fodder |
45-60 days after sowing |
|
Harvesting of Seed |
100-120 after sowing |
|
Green Fodder Yield (Qtls/ha) |
350-450 |
|
Yield of seed (Qtls/ha) |
5-8 |