BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

A field experiment was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India during kharif 2011. A Seed rate of 50 kg ha⁻¹ recorded significantly higher green forage yield (38.51 t ha⁻¹), dry matter yield (5.34 t ha¹) and nitrogen uptake (114 kg ha⁻¹). A fertilizer level of 25 kg N and 50 kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹ recorded significantly higher green forage and dry matter yield (38.04 and 5.35 t ha⁻¹), N and P contents (2.143 and 0.135%) and N and P uptake (114.6 and 16.9 kg ha⁻¹). A treatment combination of 50 kg seeds ha⁻¹ with 25 kg N and 50 kg P₂O₅ ha⁻¹ recorded higher green forage and dry matter yield (39.72 and 5.52 t ha⁻¹) and nitrogen uptake (118.5 kg ha⁻¹) compared to other treatment combinations.