Yield And Quality Of Fodder Oat (Avena Sativa L.) As Influenced  By Sowing Dates, Fertility Levels And Cutting Management

Intikhab Aalum Jehangir; H U Khan; Faisul-ul- Rasool; S S Mahdi

doi:10.48165/

Authors

Intikhab Aalum Jehangir Division of Agronomy, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir - 191 121 (India)
H U Khan Division of Agronomy, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir - 191 121 (India)
Faisul-ul- Rasool Division of Agronomy, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir - 191 121 (India)
S S Mahdi Division of Agronomy, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Jammu & Kashmir - 191 121 (India)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Cutting management, oats, quality, sowing dates, yield

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted during 2009-10 and 2010-11 at Research Farm, Division of Agronomy, SKUAST-K, Shalimar (J&K) to assess the influence of sowing dates, fertility levels and cutting management on yield and quality of forage oat. Early sowing gave higher green and dry fodder yields while high crude protein, low crude fibre and high ash contents were observed in oats sown on October 10. Green fodder and dry fodder yields and crude protein content increased with increase in fertility level up to 150 kg N + 70 kg P2O5 + 40 kg K2Oha-1. Double cut crop gave higher forage yield and better quality traits as compared to single cut crop.

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