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Sowing methods for pasture establishment in semi-arid regions

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Title Sowing methods for pasture establishment in semi-arid regions
 
Creator SWAMINATHAN, C
KANNAN, K
 
Subject pasture, sowing methods, productivity
 
Description A field experiment was conducted during 1997-99 to find out the best sowing method for establishing pastures at Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. Three pasture grasses, viz. Andropogon gayanus Kunh, Cenchrus setigerus Vahl and Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schuttes were tested against four sowing methods for their performance and productivity. The results revealed that direct seeding is the best method of sowing for Cenchrus setigerus and Pennisetum polystachion with higher green fodder production of 5.61 and 22.3 tonnes/ha/year respectively, while broadcasting seeds in sand mixture is ideal for Andropogon gayams (2.5 tonnes/ha/year).
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2014-04-16
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/39500
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 71, No 1 (2001)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/39500/17777
 
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