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LEGUMES:
Practices Cowpea Field bean Velvetbeen Siratro Stylo
Crop Varieties
UPC‐5286
EC‐4216/NP3
UPC‐5287,
UPC‐2201
HFC 42‐1 , Bundel‐1
High worth
S‐4214‐11
Local
Rongai
Bundel‐1
S‐2284‐1
S‐2276‐5
IGFRIS‐I
S.hamata (cv. Verano)
S.humilis (cv. Townsville)
S.Scabra (cv.S‐40205
S‐10042),S.guyanensis
(cv.Schofied)
s.viecoea (cv. S‐34904)
Sowing Time June‐July June‐July June‐July June‐July June, Aug: Jan‐May,
Feb‐June
with
irrigation
any time of
year with
irrigation
anytime of
year as
irrigated crop
Feb‐May
with
irrigation
With irrigation
S.guyanensis also During
Octo‐Nov. as irrigated crop.
Seed Rate (kg/ha) 30‐40 30‐40 35‐40 10‐15 S. hamata 20‐25,S.humilis
25‐30 ,S.guyanensis 10‐15
S. scabra 10‐15,S.viscosa 8‐
10
Row to row
Spacing
(cm)
Nutrient
Doses
(kg.lha)
Irrigation
Interval
(days)
45 45 45 45 S.hamata and S.humilis‐30,
S.scabra S.guyanensis & S.
viscosa‐45
N 25 25 25 25 30
P 2 O 5 60 60 60 60 60
12‐15 20‐30 for 20‐30 for 20‐30 for 20‐30 for &
irrigated irrigated irrigated if sown as
crop crop crop irrigated crop
Stage of Cutting 50%
flowering
Period of
Harvesting(days)
Number of
Cuttings
Fodder Yield
Q/ha Gree
flower
initiation
55‐60 60‐70 (40‐
50
subsequent)
65‐75 days
growth
65‐75 (40‐50
subsequent)
60‐70
days
60‐70 (40‐
50
subseque
1 2 2 2 2‐3
300‐350 300‐400
Dry 75‐100 110‐135 350‐400
60‐70
75‐80 days after
planting
75‐80 days (35‐40
subsequent)
200‐250 (rain
fed) 300‐350 300‐350 300‐350 (rain fed)
75‐100 400‐450 (irrigated)
75‐100
Crude Protein % 17‐18 14 16‐18 16‐18 18‐20
Special Features
and Tolerance
Remarks
acid soil acid soil acid soil saline and
alkaline
Usually sown in
mixture with Maize,
Jowar, Bajra etc. as
fodder in 1:2 ratio
Good for
hay
making
Waste lands &
'ravines
S.humilis observed
highly susceptible
to Anthracknose
disease
Source: Regional Station for Forage Production and Demonstration- Hyderabad

Practices
Crop Varieties
Cluster
bean
FS‐227
HFG‐119
No.2
HFG‐75
Rice Bean Centro Kudzu Glycine Butterfly
pea
K‐1
K‐16
Local Local Malawi
cooper
Tinarose
CAZRI‐
752
CAZRI‐
1433
Atylosia No.
scarebaeooes
Diploid
Tetra
ploid
Sowing Time June‐Aug. June‐July June‐July June‐Aug. June‐Aug. Jun‐Aug. Jun‐Aug
Jan‐May
with
irrigation
any time
with
irrigation
any time
with
irrigation
Feb‐May
with
irrigation
Feb‐May
with
irrigation
Feb‐May
with
irrigation
Seed Rate (kg.lha)
Row to row
Spacing (cm)
Nutrient
Doses
(kg/ha)
Irrigation Interval
(days)
Stage of Cutting
Period of
Harvesting
(days)
Number of
Cuttings
Fodder Yield
Green
Dry
25 (rain fed)
30‐40
(irrigated)
25‐30 10‐15 10‐15 10‐15 20‐25 10‐15
30 30 30 30 30 45 30
N 25 25 25 25 30 30 25
P2O5 60 60 60 60 60 60 50
15‐20 for
irrigated
crop
Flower
initiation
15‐20 for
irrigated
crop
55‐60 days
growth
65‐75 55‐60
(35‐40
subsequent
cuttings)
15‐20 for
irrigated
Crop.
Flower
Initiation
60‐70
(40‐50
subsequent
cuttings)
20‐25 for
irrigated
Crops.
65‐75 days
growth
65‐75
subsequent
cuttings
subsequent
20‐30 for
irrigated
crops,
65‐75 days
growth
65‐75
(35‐40
cuttings)
20‐30 for
irrigated
crop
Flower
initiation
60‐70
(40‐50
cuttings)
1 2 2‐3 2 3‐4 2 2
250‐300
(rain fed)
300‐350
(Irrigated)
75‐100
( d)
250‐300
(rt)
300‐350
(ir)
65‐80
250‐300
50‐60
250‐300
50‐60
250‐300
50‐60
300‐400
80‐110
Flower
initiation
65‐75
(40‐50
subsequent
cuttings)
150‐200
30‐45
Crude Protein % 8‐9 15 18 18 18 16 14
Special Feature
and Tolerance
Sandy soil Acid soil
Humid area
acid soil acid soil Saline Soil,
sub humid
poor
soils
Desert
land and
Remarks
Usually own
In mixture
with Jowar.
Bajra etc. as
fodder In 2:
1 ratio.
‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ sand dunes
Source: Regional Station for Forage Production and Demonstration- Hyderabad