Influence of cutting-management practices for green fodder and grain production in dual-purpose forage crops

V.K. KAUTHALE; S.D. PATIL; P.S. TAKAWALE

doi:10.59797/ija.v65i3.2975

Authors

V.K. KAUTHALE
S.D. PATIL
P.S. TAKAWALE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v65i3.2975

Keywords:

Benefit cost ratio, Cutting-management practices, Dual-purpose forage crops, Green-fodder yield, Grain yield, Net monetary returns

Abstract

An experiment was conducted during the winter in (rabi) seasons of 201213 to 201415 to study the performance of dual-purpose forage crops under different cutting management practices in medium black soil of Pune, Maharashtra. The soil had initial soil status of electrical conductivity (EC) 0.52 dS/m, pH 7.85 and organic carbon 0.14%. Based on the pooled mean data for 3 years, significantly highest green fodder, dry matter and crude protein yields of 51.49, 8.29 and 0.89 t/ha, respectively, were recorded in JHO 822 oat (Avena sativa L.) with cutting for fodder at 70 days after sowing and left for seed production as against 29.00, 5.65, 0.63 t/ha in RD 2552 barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) variety and 25.03, 3.89, 0.41 t/ha in VL 829 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The same treatment combination recorded seed yield of 1.33 t/ha and straw yield of 3.04 t/ha with net monetary returns of `1,01,924/ha and benefit: cost ratio of 3.31. It has also revealed that harvesting stage for getting highest green fodder and grain is very important for dual-purpose crops and delayed cutting reduced regrowth and thereby grain yield

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