Cumbu napier grass + Hedge lucerne

CUMBU NAPIER GRASS AND HEDGE LUCERNE

  • Both Cumbu Napier grass and Hedge lucerne can be grown in intercropping in 3 : 1 ratio.

Seed rate Grass 30,000 slips/ha, Velimasal 2 kg/ha
Spacing

Cumbu napier - 50 x 50 cm, Velimasal - continuous row in between
Fertilizer FYM 25 t/ha, N:50, K:40 kg/ha
Top dressing 100 kg N after every harvest
Irrigation Once in 10 to 15 days
Harvest First harvest after 80 days of sowing subsequent harvest every 45 days
Yield 250 to 300 tonnes/ha/year

Bajra Napier and Desmanthus intercropping

 

 

Last modified: Thursday, 10 May 2012, 7:13 AM