INTRODUCTION OF DIFFERENT GRASSES MIXED WITH LEGUME ON WASTELANDS
P C CHAPLOT
Directorate of Extension Education
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology,
Udaipur – 313001 (Rajasthan), India
Email: pcchaplot@gmail.com
(Received : 7 October 2014; Accepted : 27 December 2014)
SUMMARY
A trial was conducted under National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Agriculture at village Maruwas district Udaipur, Rajasthan, India to evaluate the effect of over-seeding of different grasses sown in pure as well as mix stand with Stylosanthes hamata in 3:1 ratio on wastelands. The results revealed that sowing of Cenchrus ciliaris, Cenchrus setigerus, Sehima nervosum, Dichanthium annulatum. Chrysopogon fulvus and Pennisetum pedicellatum pure as well as in mixture with Stylosanthes hamata in 3:1 ratio gave maximum dry forage yield which was significantly higher over control (no introduction). On mean basis, the extent of increases in dry forage yield were to the tune of 109 to 134 per cent. Among grass species, C. setigerus, C. ciliaris and Chrysopogon fulvus grown in mixture with S. hamata recorded higher grass productivity on wastelands
Key words:sustainable, forage grasses, legumes, wasteland improvement