Effect of Crop Establishment on The Performance of Bajra Napier Hybrid Grass CO (BN) 5

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to explore possibilities of addressing key issues in bajra napier. CO (BN) 5 in single budded planting, on FRBD. Main plot experimented with suitable planting methods viz., vertical (M1), horizontal planting (M2) and sub plot with 13 sett treatments. The results showed, vertical planting (M1) had higher sprouting (44%, 57%, 65% respectively on 10, 15, 20 DAP), establishment percentage (64%), higher green (42.2 t/ha/cut) and dry fodder yields (8.9 t/ha/cut), taller plant height (198.6 cm) and more stem girth (middle 7.29 cm). Among sett treatments, water soaking for 12 hours and 24 hours incubation (S1) had distinctive dominance over others treatments in spouting and establishment percentage, growth parameters viz., plant height (198.6 cm), number of tillers per clump (25.2), number of nodes per tiller (9.8), tussock perimeter (155.85 cm), number of leaves per clump (309), leaf area index (24.72), stem girth (7.29cm). Vertical planting with water soaking for 12 hours and 24 hours incubation (M1S1) had better interaction effect on sprouting percentage (10 DAP 79%, 15 DAP 79%, 20 DAP 87%), establishment percentage (87%), green (61.1 t/ha/cut) and dry fodder yields (13.2 t /ha/cut. The economics was in favour with M1S1 having low cost of cultivation (Rs.37794), high gross return (Rs.122203) and net return (Rs.84409). Based on the experimentation single budded setts planting with water soaking for 12 hours and 24 hours incubation is effective for achieving better establishment, higher green fodder yield and net return or CO (BN)5.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.2019.000316

Pages

590 - 593

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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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