Introduction | Varieties | Soil Requirement | Seed Sowing
Nutrient management | Water management | Weed management | Insect pests and Diseases management
harvesting and post harvest management | Miscellaneous |
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SOWING
Sowing time
Mid-September of first week of October is the best time of sowing. If the seedling is delayed much in mid-hill zone, the first cutting would be obtained after three months or so.
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Inoculation
If berseem is going to be seeded for the first time in any field, the seed must be inoculated with rhizobium culture which is very essential for its growth.
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Method of inoculation
Prepare 10% gur solution and heat it to boiling point and then cool at room temperature. Sprinkle a small quantity of gur solution over the seeds to moisten them nicely. Spread thin layer of culture over the gur treated seeds and mix thoroughly. Dry the culture treated seeds in shade before sowing.
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Seed rate and method of sowing
Sowing should be done by broadcasting the seed at the rate of 25 kg per hectare in standing water. The seed should be free from seeds of weeds such as kasni. This can be done by dipping the seed in one per cent salt solution and decanting-off the floating seeds. If the mixture of Mescavi and tetraploid berseem is not being seeded, 500 g of Chinese sarson seed may be sown mixed with berseem to get higher yield in the first cutting.
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Mixture of berseem and oats (50:50 ratio) also gives higher yield. Under ultera conditions, seedling should be done 8-10 days before harvesting of paddy.
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Package of Practice
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Introduction | Varieties | Soil Requirement | Seed Sowing
Nutrient management | Water management | Weed management | Insect pests and Diseases management
harvesting and post harvest management | Miscellaneous |