Forage Production Technology for Arable Lands - Indian Grassland ...

ean, fodder sunhemp, Nandi grass, N-B hybrid, Lathyrus.System description: Sesbania sesban, coppiced leuceaena, Rice bean, fodder sun hempand Setaria hold promise for growing on field bunds to provide supplementary proteinrich animal feed without any significant reduction in rice yield. In eastern region, NBhybrid and setaria may be taken in rice field bunds.Brief package of practice: Sesbania sesban, Leuceaena, rice bean, Patsan, fodder sunhemp, Setaria and N-B hybrid may be planted on field bunds with plant to plant spacingof 50 cm and Lathyrus are sown in standing crop of rice. The package of practices forforages in rice ecosystem is given table-24. In low lying areas, the forage legumes likelathyrus/berseem are planted in standing rice crop before 15 days of rice harvest. Theseed requirement of forage legumes under such situation is 25 % higher than normal seedrate.Table 24. Brief package of practice of component cropsCrops andSowing/Seed rate andNo. ofFertilizerHarvestingtheirplantingspacing (cm)irrigationsmanagementschedulevarietiestimeI. Rice bundsNBMidRooted slips onAs perAdditional1 st cut: 75 – 80hybrid:February –terrace risers,irrigationfertilizationdays afterIGFRI-6 &Julybunds , etc with ato mainnot requiredplanting (DAP)10, NB-21spacing of 50-cropSubsequent cuts:100 cm x 30 – 5030– 40 DAHcm.GuineaMidRooted slips onAs perAdditional1 st : 70 –75grass: BG-February –terrace risers,irrigationfertilizationdays after1, 2 & 3,Julybunds , etc with ato mainnot requiredplanting (DAP)Hamil /spacing of 50-cropSubsequent cuts:Setaria100 cm x 30 – 5030– 40 DAHgrasscm.SesbaniaJune-Seeds should beAs perAdditionalFirst cut shouldsesban/Octoberplaced in lineirrigationfertilizationbe taken sixLeuceaenawith plant toto mainnot requiredmonths afterForage Production Technology for Arable Lands45