Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Arvind Kumar PR, Channakeshava BC, Ashok Surwenshiand Prashant Mangalgikar

Abstract:
The ideal time to plant and trim alfalfa was determined through an experiment conducted at the Seed Science and Technology (E-block) Department of Agriculture, UAS, GKVK, Bengaluru. The growth parameter data showed that the maximum plant height (89.17 cm) was obtained by the first of July planting with no pruning. Similar results were observed for the crop sown at August 15 + cutting followed at 60 DAS, with more seeds per pod (6.67), generative branches per plant (13.33), vegetative branches numbering 23.00, and seed yields (1.49 g plant^-1, 161.07 g plot^-1) recorded higher than other treatments.