| Pillipesara (Phaseolus trilobus): |
Dual purpose crop, yields good fodder and
Greenmanure. Herbaceous creeper grows in
to a short dense cover crop if sown thick. It
can give 2-3 cuttings before being ploughed in
to the field.
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| Season: |
Grown in all seasons. March – April is best for
seed production.
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| Soil: |
Rice fallow clay soils are suitable. |
| SeedRating: |
20 Kg/ hectare for Green matter broad casting,
10 Kg/ hectare for seed purpose.
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| Spacing: |
Broad casting method for Greenmanuer
30*10 cm for seed purpose.
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| Seed treatment: |
Mix with specific Rhizobium strain @ 5
packets/ hectare.
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| Irrigation: |
Once in 25-30 days |
| Harvest: |
Incorporate Green matter with in 60 days after
Sowing, seeds from 150 days
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| Yield: |
Green Biomass 6-7 tons/ hectare.
400-500 kg / hectare seed
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