1. Agase : Sesbaniagrandiflora
2. Sesbania/Shevri : S. aegyptica
3. Subabul : Leucanaleucocephala
4. Mulberry : Morus alba
5. Erythrina/Harivana : Erythrinaindica
  Fig: Agase. Fig: Subabul. Fig: Mulberry.
The cultivation practices of some important fodder crops are given below.
|
Crop
|
Varieties
|
Seed
Rate/ha
|
FYM/
Compost
(t/ha)
|
N:P2O5:K20 (kg/ha)
|
Spacing
(cm)
|
Clippings
(Cuttings)
(Days)
|
No. of
Clips
(Cuttings)/
Year
|
Green
Forage
Yield
(t/ha/Year)
|
|
R
|
I
|
R
|
I
|
First
|
Subsequent
|
R
|
I
|
R
|
I
|
|
Hybrid
Napier
|
NB-21, BH-18, BH-4, CO-1, Pusa Giant, IGFRI-31 (Swethiha-1), IGFRI-6, IGFRI-7, IGFRI-10 (Yeshwant)
|
20,000
|
10
|
20
|
150:90:60
|
180:120:80
|
90x60
|
60-80
|
40-50
|
3-4
|
6-8
|
45-60
|
130-150
|
|
Guinea
|
-
|
75,000
|
-
|
25
|
-
|
200:50:25
|
60x45
|
60-70
|
30-35
|
-
|
5-6
|
35-40
|
90-100
|
|
Green
Panic
|
-
|
1,00,000
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
150:25:25
|
45x30
|
40-45
|
30
|
6-8
|
10-12
|
35-40
|
90-100
|
|
Rhodes
|
-
|
1,00,000
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
150:100:50
|
60x30
|
50-60
|
20-25
|
-
|
12
|
30-40
|
80-90
|
|
Para
|
-
|
27,250
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
150:75:40
|
60x60
|
75
|
25-30
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
125-150
|
|
Congo
Signal
|
-
|
75,000
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
100:60:40
|
45x30
|
60
|
40-45
|
-
|
6
|
30-35
|
60-75
|
|
Sudan
|
-
|
20,000
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
62:62:37
|
25x25
|
75
|
40-50
|
-
|
4-5
|
-
|
80-85
|
|
Crop
|
Varieties
|
Seed
Rate/ha
|
FYM/
Compost
(t/ha)
|
N:P2O5:K20 (kg/ha)
|
Spacing
(cm)
|
Clippings
(Cuttings)
(Days)
|
No. of
Clips
(Cuttings)/
Year
|
Green
Forage
Yield
(t/ha/Year)
|
|
R
|
I
|
R
|
I
|
First
|
Subse-quent
|
R
|
I
|
R
|
I
|
|
Anjan
|
CAZRI-75 (MarvarAnjan),
IGFRI-3108 (BundelAnjan)
|
5 kg
|
-
|
5
|
40-60:30:0
|
-
|
45x30
|
60-75
|
40-60
|
3-5
|
-
|
25-30
|
-
|
|
Fodder
Sorghum
|
GS-3, GS-20, S-1049, M.P. Chari, Rajasthan Chari-1 (RC-1), Pusa Chari-69, Jawahar Chari-69 (JC-69),Meethi Sudan (SSG 59-3), Pioneer hybrid
|
50
|
5
|
10
|
50:25:25
|
80:40:40
|
30
|
60-70
|
40
|
-
|
2-4
|
25-30
|
50-70
|
|
Fodder
Maize
|
-
|
100
|
5
|
10
|
100:50:25
|
150:75:50
|
30
|
70
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
45-50
|
65-70
|
|
Crop
|
Varieties
|
Seed
Rate/ha
|
FYM/
Compost
(t/ha)
|
N:P2O5:K20 (kg/ha)
|
Spacing
(cm)
|
Clippings
(Cuttings)
(Days)
|
No. of
Clips
(Cuttings)/
Year
|
Green
Forage
Yield
(t/ha/Year)
|
|
R
|
I
|
R
|
I
|
First
|
Subse-quent
|
R
|
I
|
R
|
I
|
|
Lucerne
|
T-9, Ananda-2, Sirsa-9, R.L.-88
|
10
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
25:50:25
|
30
|
50-60
|
25-30
|
-
|
10-11
|
-
|
75-85
|
|
Berseem
|
Pusa Giant, IGFRI-S-99-1, IGFRI-S-54, UPB-101, T-526, BL-1
|
25-40
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
20:60:30
|
15
|
45-50
|
25-30
|
|
6-8
|
-
|
100
|
Note: R – Rainfed; I – Irrigated
|
Participants