Improved varieties of forage crops suitable for Tamil nadu
IMPROVED VARIETIES FOR FORAGE CROPS SUITABLE FOR TAMIL NADU
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S. No
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Name of the crop
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Special features
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Cereal Forages
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1
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Sorghum CO FS - 29
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Multicut variety (5-6 cuttings per year) Suitable for irrigated farming
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2
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Sorghum Co – 27 (60 – 65 days)
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Thin stem, ratoonability, drought tolerant
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3
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Bajra Co – 8 (50 -55 days)
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Soft stem, high leaf stem ratio, highly palatable
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Grasses
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1
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Hybrid napier Co - 1
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High yield and Drought tolerant
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2
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Hybrid napier Co - 2
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High yield and Drought tolerant
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3
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Hybrid napier Co - 3
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High yield, High leaf stem ratio and Highly palatable and low oxalate content
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4
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Guinea grass (Co – 1 & C0 -2)
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Shade tolerant and thin stem
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5
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Kollukattai (Blue Anjan) Co – 1 Cenchrus glaucus
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Highly suitable for rainfed and pasture lands, High bio mass yield and drought tolerant
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6
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Deenanath
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Thin Stem and highly palatable
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Legumes
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1
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Lucerne
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High yield and cuscuta resistant ( a parasitic weed)
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2
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Cowpea (60 – 65 days), (Co – 5)
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Early maturity
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3
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Desmanthus virgatus (Hedge lucerne)
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Tropical legume, High yield and palatability, Drought tolerant
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4
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Stylo spp
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Rain fed pasture legume and drought tolerant
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5
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Pudiya Soundal (Leucaena diversifolia)
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Highly suitable for rain fed condition, Psyllid tolerant, High yield
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