Grassland and Silvopasture Management Division, Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi - 284 003, India.
A field experiment was conducted in sandy loam soil for five consecutive years (1997–98 to 2001–02) to find out the productivity and quality of pasture as influenced by planting pattern and harvest intervals under semiarid conditions. Intercropping of grasses with legumes in 1:1 row ratio at 50 cm distance produced significantly higher green forage (22.0 t/ha), dry matter (5.41 t/ha) and crude protein yields (370.41 kg/ha) as compared to1:2 row ratio at 75 cm distance. Total green forage (23.21 t/ha), dry matter (5.62 t/ha) and crude protein yields (410.21 kg/ha) were also significantly increased with the harvesting of pasture at 70 days interval than other harvest intervals.
