Manuring
40 kg N and 40 kg P2O5 at sowing time and 40 kg N/ha after each cutting.
Cutting
First cutting becomes available after 50-60 days of sowing and subsequent cuttings after 30 days.
Nursery raising
For growing on slopy marginal and wastelands, nursery should be raised during April. Plough the seed bed thoroughly and apply good quantity of FYM. Seed should be sown in lines 20 cm apart and 2 cm deep. Cover the seed with thin layer of soil. First irrigation should be given after sowing and subsequent irrigations at 7-day interval till seedlings germinate. Seedlings become ready for transplanting during rainy season.
Transplanting
Seedlings should be transplanted on marginal lands at a distance of 20x20 cm. Apply 100 g of FYM in this pits before transplanting the seedlings and 40kg N/ha after 20-25 days for good establishment and yield. It is nitrogen hungry plant and requires 80-120 kg N/ha for persistence and productivity.
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