Question: query about package and practice of berseem.
Answer: season: rabi (oct – nov)
soil: all soils with mild cold winter. it grows well in medium to heavy soil. tolerant to alkali. clay loam soil rich in calcium and phosphorus, soil must be well drained.
seed rate: 20-25 kg/ha is needed for sowing. spacing – 25 cm apart by drilling and then planked
sowing:
       o october
       o broadcasting/ line sowing
       o since seeds are small in size mixed with mustard and sown
       o sowing methods
       o flooded fields
       o in dry fields
       o as relay cropping in rice field
nutrient management:
       organic manures – 15 to 20 tonnes/ha
       responds well to p
       20 – 40 – 0 kg npk/ha & molybdenum – 1 kg/ha
weed management:
      o weed free condition upto 25 das
      o 2 hand weedings at 21 das and after 35 to 40 das
water management:
        o interval of irrigation during october – 10 days, november to january – 15 days and
there after 8 to 10 days
        o totally 10 to 12 irrigations.
harvesting:
        o first cutting 40 -45 das
        o subsequent cuttings at an interval of 20 – 25 das
        o number of harvest depends up on winter season
        o total cuttings – 6 to 8 per year
        o 50-100 t green fodder