Improved varieties of forage crops suitable for Tamil nadu

IMPROVED VARIETIES FOR FORAGE CROPS SUITABLE FOR TAMIL NADU

S. No

Name of the crop

Special features

Cereal Forages

1

Sorghum CO FS - 29

Multicut variety (5-6 cuttings per year) Suitable for irrigated farming

2

Sorghum Co – 27 (60 – 65 days)

Thin stem, ratoonability, drought tolerant

3

Bajra Co – 8 (50 -55 days)

Soft stem, high leaf stem ratio, highly palatable

Grasses

1

Hybrid napier Co - 1

High yield and Drought tolerant

2

Hybrid napier Co - 2

High yield and Drought tolerant

3

Hybrid napier Co - 3

High yield, High leaf stem ratio and Highly palatable and low oxalate content

4

Guinea grass (Co – 1 & C0 -2)

Shade tolerant and thin stem

5

Kollukattai (Blue Anjan) Co – 1
Cenchrus glaucus

Highly suitable for rainfed and pasture lands, High bio mass yield and drought tolerant

6

Deenanath

Thin Stem and highly palatable

Legumes

1

Lucerne

High yield and cuscuta resistant ( a parasitic weed)

2

Cowpea (60 – 65 days), (Co – 5)

Early maturity

3

Desmanthus virgatus (Hedge lucerne)

Tropical legume, High yield and palatability, Drought tolerant

4

Stylo spp

Rain fed pasture legume and drought tolerant

5

Pudiya Soundal (Leucaena diversifolia)

Highly suitable for rain fed condition, Psyllid tolerant, High yield

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