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Crops |
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Name of the crop |
Niger |
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Botanical name |
Guizotia abyssinica (L.F) |
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Cultivation |
Rainfed and irrigated (Rabi/ summer)Rain fed |
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Method of planting |
Broadcasting or drilling / line sowing Spraying 30 X 15 cm |
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Depth of sowing |
2-3 cm |
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Climate |
Crop suffer due to water logging or excessive rains during early growth stages. |
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Weedings |
Need based : 1-2 hand weeding |
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Time of Sowing |
June to early July |
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Seed rate |
4 – 5 kg/ha for line sowing 6 kg/ha for broadcasting |
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Type of soil |
Upland well drained lateritic or medium black soils. |
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Mannures & Fertilizers |
Fym @ 5 t/ha N – 50 kg/ha P2O5 – 50kg/ha |
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Varieties |
N – 12 – 3 and Igatpuri – 76 |
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Duration 110 days |
Yield - 3 to 5 q/ha |
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Harvesting |
Crop matures in 110-115 days. It is cut close to the ground, dried in the sun for 2 to 3 days and threshed by beating with sticks. |
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