WASEEM RAJA*, M. ANWAR BHAT, B. A. ALLIE, RAES A. BHAT, TAHIR A. SHEIKH, INTIKHAB ALLAM JAHINGIR, ASHIQ HUSSAIN4 AND F. A. BAHAR
Division of Agronomy Faculty of Agriculture, Wadura,
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India
ARSSSS, Pampore, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India
KVK, Kupwar, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India
MRCFC Khudwani, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, India
*(e-mail : waseemra1@gmail.com)
(Received : 20 December 2020; Accepted: 31 December 2020)
SUMMARY
Remunerative and higher fodder production is important for livestock production. In this perspective a field experiment was undertaken at Agronomy farm, FoA, Wadura of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir during Kharif 2018 and 2019 to study the influence of row spacing and seed rate on productivity and economics of forage soybean. The experiment comprising of three row spacing (20 cm, 30 cm and 40 cm) and three seed rates (50 kg/ha, 75 kg/ha and 100 kg/ha) laid out in a factorial randomized complete block design with three replications. Row spacing of 30 cm and seed rate of 75 kg/ha recorded higher growth and green fodder production of soybean. The same treatments were also found economically viable in north western Himalayas.
Key words:Forage soybean, row spacing, seed rate, fodder yield and economics