It presents GRASSES AND LEGUMES FOR PASTURES AND GRASSLANDS .Cenchrus ciliaris L.-
( ANJAN GHAS)
For grazing and hay making
Rs550./kg
Cenchrus setigerus Vahl. (DHAMAN GRASS)
For Grazing , Hay and Silage
Rs550/kg
Bothriochloa intermedia (R.Br.) A. Cam (BADA PHULVA)
For Grazing , Hay and Silage.
Rs550/kg
Chloris gayana Kunth. (RHODES GRASS)
For Grazing , Hay and Silage
Rs 650 /kg
Chrysopogon fulvus (Spreng.) Chiov. (GOLDEN BEARD GRASS (DHAWALU GHAS)
For Grazing and Haying. Rs550/kg
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.(LEMON GRASS ? OIL GRASS)
For Grazing and Haying
Rs 150 – 250/kg, etc. Macroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb.
(SIRATRO)
For Grazing , Haying and Ensiling
Rs150 - 250/kg
Lablab purpureus (Linn.) Sweet . (LABLAB BEAN (SEM)
For Grazing and Ensiling
Rs160/kg
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. (LUCERNE)
For For Grazing and Ensiling
Rs315 – 350/kg
Stylosanthus Scabra (STYLO)
For Grazing and Ensiling
Rs300 – 350/kg
Stylosanthes humilis
For Grazing and Haying
Rs300 -350/kg, etc. FORAGE TREES, CULTIVATED FODDER CROPS AND LEGUMES - SEED
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1. FORAGE SEED - PRENEURSHIP FOR RURAL EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GENERATION
FILE PART - C
GRASSES AND LEGUMES FOR PASTURES AND GRASSLANDS
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N
BOTANICAL NAME,
LOCAL NAME /
USES AND APP.
SEED COST ( Rs/Kg)
SEED
RATE
(Kg/ha) /
No.sapli
ngs
FODDER
YIELD
(t/ha)
Green
/Dry
Matter
SEED
YIELD
(Kg/ha)
AREA
SUITAB
ILITY
IMAGE
CROP AND SEED
1 Cenchrus ciliaris L.-
( ANJAN GHAS)
For grazing and hay
making
Rs550./kg
4–5 /
33000
Saplings
9 -11
Green
/ 6 -11
Dry
Matter
125 –
150
kg/ha
Arid and
semi-
arid sub
tropics
2 Cenchrus setigerus
Vahl. (DHAMAN
GRASS)
For Grazing , Hay and
Silage
Rs550/kg
10
/ 33000
Saplings
9 – 11
Green / 6
– 8 Dry
Matter
125 –
150
Kg/ha
Arid and
semi-
arid
climates
2. 3 Bothriochloa
intermedia (R.Br.) A.
Cam (BADA PHULVA)
For Grazing , Hay and
Silage.
Rs550/kg
10 4 – 8 Dry
Matter
125
Kg/ha
Tropical
to sub-
tropical
4 Chloris gayana Kunth.
(RHODES GRASS)
For Grazing , Hay and
Silage
Rs 650 /kg
5 -10 /
40000
Saplings
17- 176
Green /
12 Dry
Matter
100 All India
5 Chrysopogon fulvus
(Spreng.) Chiov.
(GOLDEN BEARD
GRASS (DHAWALU
GHAS)
For Grazing and
Haying. Rs550/kg
5 - 10 25 – 30
Green 6 -
10 Dry
Matter
70 - 80 Arid to
semi-
arid
regions
6 Cymbopogon citratus
(DC.) Stapf.(LEMON
GRASS ? OIL
GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs 150 – 250/kg
2.5 /
55000
Saplings
25 – 30
Green
70 -80 Warm
and
humid
climate
3. 7 Cymbopogon
pendulus (Nees ex
Steud.) W. Watson
(LEMON GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs 150 – 250/kg
2.5 /
55000
Saplings)
25 – 30
green
Warm
and
humid
climate
8 Dichanthium
annulatum (Forssk.)
Stapf (MARVEL
GRASS (KALE GHAS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs350/Kg
4 - 6 44.2
Green /
15.3 Dry
Matter
35 - 40 Rainfed
areas of
Punjab
and
Rajasth
an
9 Heteropogon
contortus (L.)
P.Beav.ex Roem &
Schult.
BLACK SPEAR
GRASS (LAMPA
GHAS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs750/Kg
5 / 30000
Seedlings
25 – 30
Green / 5
- 9 Dry
Matter
70 Tropics
and sub
tropics
4. 10 Iseilema laxum Hack.
(MACHURI)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs350/Kg
5 - 6 25 – 35
Green /
3 – 4 Dry
Matter
70 - 80 Tropical
part in
moist
areas
11 Panicum antidotale
Retz. (BANSI)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs550/Kg
6 - 7 20 Green 100 Annual
rainfall
ranges
from
300-
1000
mm
12 Panicum maximum
Jacq. (GUINEA
GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs550/Kg
4 – 6 /
20000
Seedlings
43 Green
/ 11.2 Dry
Matter
500 -
800
Humid,
arid and
tropical
to sub
tropical
areas
5. 13 Paspalum notatum
Flugge. (BAHIA
GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs250/Kg
2 - 5 3 – 6
Dry
Matter
60 –
150 Kg /
ha
Sandy
or light
textured
soils
14 Pennisetum
pedicellatum Trin.
(DINA NATH GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs350/kg
4 – 5 /
33000
Seedlings
100
Green
300 -
400
North
tropical
India -
warm
climate
15 Sehima nervosum
(Rottler) Stapf (SAEN
GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs650/Kg
6 -7 /
30000
Seedlings
16 – 20
Green/ 4
- 6 Dry
Matter
70 - 80 Semi-
arid,
tropical
and
sub-
tropical
areas
6. 16 Lasiurus sindicus Henr
(SEWAN GRASS)
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs350/Kg
5 – 7 3.5 – 8.5
Dry
Matter
155 -
200
Dry arid
climate
PASTURE LEGUMES PASTURE LEGUMES
1 Macroptilium
atropurpureum (DC.)
Urb.
(SIRATRO)
For Grazing , Haying
and Ensiling
Rs150 - 250/kg
2 - 5 Kg /
ha
15 – 20
green
and 5-12
Dry
Matter
50 –
100 Kg /
ha
Sub
tropical
to
tropical
2 Lablab purpureus
(Linn.) Sweet .
(LABLAB BEAN
(SEM)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs160/kg
40 – 45
Kg / ha
22 – 25
Green /
4.5 – 6
Dry
Matter
120 -
150
Warm
humid
climate
7. 3 Stylosanthes
guianensis (Aubl.) Sw.
(LUCERNE)
For For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs315 – 350/kg
3.5 -5 15 – 41
Green / 4
– 7 Dry
Matter
70 - 200 Warm
humid
climate
4 Stylosanthus Scabra
(STYLO)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs300 – 350/kg
5 – 6 Kg 15 – 20
Green / 5
- 8 Dry
Matter
1200 Kg
/ ha
Warm
tropical
climate
5 Stylosanthes humilis
For Grazing and
Haying
Rs300 -350/kg
5 – 6 Kg 12 - 18
Green
and 4 – 6
Dry
Matter
400 -
1200
sub-
humid,
semi-
arid to
dry
climate
8. 6 Stylosanthes hamata
(L.) For Grazing and
Hay / Silage
Rs300 /kg
5 – 6 Kg 20 – 30
Green / 6
– 10 Dry
Matter
350 –
400 /
1000 Kg
/ ha
wide
range of
soil
types
and is
drought
resistant
.
7 Arachis glabrata
Benth.(CHAR
MUNGFALI)
For Hay and Silage
(Rs25 – 85 / Kg )
Rhizome
s
10 – 16
Dry
Matter
2000 -
2500
Soils
ranging
from
sands to
clays
9 Atylosia
scarabaeoides (L.)
Benth. (VAN KULTHI)
For Haying , Ensiling
and Soil Conservation.
Rs240 – 250 /Kg
10 8 – 12.5
Green
100 -
200
Arid and
semi-
arid
climates
9. 10 Clitoria ternatea (L.)
(APARAJITA
(BUTTERFLY PEA /
GOKARNI)
For Hay Making and
Ensiling
Rs340 – 350 /Kg
15 - 20 25 Green
/ 3.5 –
6.0 Dry
Matter
50 - 75 Rainfall
ranging
from
400 to
1500
mm
11 Desmanthus virgatus
(L.) Wild.(DASHRATH
GRASS)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs340 –350 /Kg
2 - 3 15 – 25
Green
180 –
350 Kh /
ha
Tropics
and
subtropi
careas
12 Dolichos biflorus L.
(KULTHI)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs50 - 80 / kg
40 6 Dry
Matter
900 -
1100 kg
/ ha
Low
rainfall
and
soils of
low
fertility
13 Macroptilium
atropurpureum (DC.)
Urb
(SIRATRO)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs340 – 350 /Kg
6 - 12 15 – 20
Green /
3 – 5 Dry
Matter
50 - 100 Sub
tropical
to
tropical
10. 14 Macroptilium
lathyroides (Linn.) Urb.
(WILD PEA)
Grazing and Ensiling
Rs340 – 350 /Kg
2.2 – 3.3 15 – 20
Green /
5 – 4 Dry
Matter
200 -
250 Tropical
and
sub-
tropical
15 Macrotyloma axillares
(E. Mey.) Verdc. Syn.
Dolichos axillaris
(ARCHER)
Grazing, Hay and
Silage
Rs50 – 80 /Kg
2.0 – 2.5 15.5 Dry
Matter
100 -
150
Subtropi
cal or
tropical
16 Stylosanthes hamata
(L.)
(VARONO STYLO)
Taub.
For Grazing and
Ensiling. (Rs 345 / Kg)
5 - 6 25 – 30
Green / 6
– 10 Dry
Matter
350 –
400 Can
go up to
1000Kg/
ha
Tropical
regions
11. 17 Stylosanthes scabra
Vogel (STYLO)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs340 – 350 /Kg
10 15 – 25
Green / 5
– 8 Dry
Matter
1200 Kg
/ Ha
Warm
tropical
18 Stylosanthes viscosa
Sw. (STYLO)
For Grazing and
Ensiling
Rs340 – 350 /Kg
6 -8 3 – 5 Dry
Matter
800 –
1100 Kg
/ ha
Semi-
arid and
arid
zone
FORAGE TREES
1 Agati (Sesbania
grandiflora (L.) Pers.)
Fodder legume tree
.Rs500/Kg.
7 - 8 50 – 100
Green
12 – 25 Dry
Matter
humid
tropical
regions
12. 2 Sesbania sesban.
Shevri
Rs50 - 120/kg
5 -7 100 Green /
25 Dry
Matter
Arid and
semiarid
regions
3 Leucaena
leucocephala.
Subabool
Rs320 - 380/kg
40 40 - 100
Green
2 – 20 Dry
Matter
Sub
humid,
Semiarid
14. 5 Prosopis cineraria.
Khejri
Rs400/kg
4-5 40-50 Green
/ 10 -15 Dry
Matter
Arid and
semiarid
regions
6 Albizia procera. Safed
siris.
Rs100/kg – 900/kg
4-5 1- 1.2
dry
Matter
of
leaves
Wet
tropical
and
subtropical
7 Albizia lebbeck. Siris
Rs100/kg
Moist and
dry tropics
15. 8 Bauhinia variegate.
Kachnar
Rs370/kg
15 – 20 Dry
Matter kg /
tree
Sub
tropics,
moist and
dry tropics
Note:- Cost of seeds indicated is approximate only
CULTIVATED FODDER CROPS AND LEGUMES - SEED TABLE
1 Avena sativa L (OAT
(JAI)
Rs30 -50
30 -50 44 – 60
Green/
9.5 Dry
Matter
2000 -
2500
Madhya
Pradesh,
Uttar
Pradesh,
Gujarat and
Maharashtra
2 : Pennisetum
glaucum L. R. Br.
Emend. L. Stuntz
(PEARL MILLET
(BAJRA)
Rs30 -50
30 -35 37 Green
/ 8.8 Dry
Matter
North western
zone of
comprising state
of Rajasthan,
Punjab,
Haryana,
Western U.P.
and Uttarakhand
under rainfed
conditions
16. 2 Trifolium
alexandrinum L.
(EGYPTIAN
CLOVER
(BERSEEM)
Rs30 -50
25 - 35 90 - 100
Green /
12 – 13
Dry
Matter
480 Haryana,
Punjab,
Delhi,
UttarPradesh,
Bihar,
Rajasthan,
Himachal
Pradesh and
Madhya
Pradesh
3 Medicago sativa L.
(ALFALFA
(LUCERNE)
Rs430/-
20 - 25 140 –
150
Green /
25 Dry
Matter
300 -
350
Adapted in
parts of
Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh,
Haryana and
Gujarat
4 Vigna unguiculata
(L.) (COWPEA
(LOBIA)
Rs80 – 90/kg
20 - 25 40 – 45
Green /
6.0 Dry
Matter
500 Haryana,
Punjab,
Gujarat,
Uttaranchal,
Uttar Pradesh
and Madhya
Pradesh
18. 8 Hordeum vulgare
(BARLEY / JAU )
Rs20 - 50/kg
25 – 40
Green
9 Zea mexicana
(MAKCHARI -
Teosinte)
Rs80 – 120 /kg
35 - 40 30 – 85
Green
2000
10 Brassica pekinensis
(CHARA SARSON)
Rs85 – 90 / kg
4 - 5 15 – 35
Green
(1310
and 1535
kg/ha
19. References:
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2. Ghosh. P K .et.al. (2016). FORAGE RESEARCH IN INDIA: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES
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