POSHAN

HYBRID BAJRA (FODDER)

Regional Adaptability

• All India

Features & Advantages

• Multi-cut Forage hybrid with very high tillering (8-10).
• High quality foliage with low ADF and good protein content, upto 8%.
• Good succulent and excellent quality with low crude fibre content.
• High Biomass with Stay green foliage & clean foliage
• Excellent palatability and digestibility.
• Non-lodging type and disease tolerant
• Tolerant to all major insect pest and diseases
• Good forage yield potential 45-60 Mt/ha.

Package of practice

• Seed rate - 3-4 kg/acre
• Plant to plant distance - 10-12 cm
• Row to row distance - 30 cm
• Sowing window - Spring: Feb-April - Kharif: May-July
• First cut should be after 30-40 days of planting
• It should be cut above 8 inch to 10 inch height from the ground level
• After every cut give irrigation on same day or next day
• Don't feed fodder up to 21 days, after any insecticidal spray
• Apply adequate Nitrogen and water for regeneration of fresh leaves & stems.