3. Sorghum
(Jowar)
Sorghum is an important drought resistant
“Kharif” fodder crop in Pakistan.
It is grown on an area of 0.3902 million
hectares.
production 17.559 million tones
contains 12% protein, 70% carbohydrates,
minerals, nitrogen free extract and crude fat.
4. Climate
Basically it is tropical plant
Also adapted temperate zone
Cultivated in semiarid regions
In rain fed areas cultivated for grain
In irrigated areas planted for fodder
5. Soil
Except saline and waterlogged soil it is cultivated in all
types of soil
Heavy,loamy soil is more suitable
6. Seedbed preparation
Requires a good seed bed
1 Ploughing with Moldboard plough
2 ploughings with Cultivar along with Planking
7. Manuring
2 ½ Bags of DAP/hec
1 ¼ Bags of Urea/hec at planting
1 ¼ Bags of Urea at first irrigation
9. Sowing methods
Broadcasting
Pora method gives better return with line
spacing 30cm.
Seed crops sown in rows spaced 60cm
apart.
10. Sowing time
In Punjab
March-August for fodder
June-July for Grain
In Sindh
In June for fodder & grain
In KPK
June and July
In Bolichistan
July and August
11. Interculturing & Weeding
No interculturing required
If grain crops are planted in rows, they should
be given one hoeing.
13. Pearl millet
(Bajra)
Kharif season crop
Finger millet
Pollinated crop
It contains 69% carbohydrates 11%
protien 5% fats.
Originated from Africa
Use as fodder ,flour,alcohlic beverages
14. Season & sowing time
Kharif season crop
March-August for fodder
June-July for seed production
Mid of the July is best for time sowing
15. Climate
Millet is a warm-weather crop
Drought tolerant crop
It is extensively sown in the dry and arid
regions of Pakistan.
17. Sowing methods
Braodcasting
Pora method (“Pora” method in which a
locally made sort of a single- row drill
pulled by bullock or man is used)
Kera method (The “Kera” method of
dropping the seed by hand in furrows
created by a bullock – drawn plough and
covered by feet)
18. Seed Rate
6-8 kg/ha for seed production
12-16 kg/ha for fodder production
22. Inter culture
Thinning or gap filling is followed
Weeding is done
Application of Atrazine @ 0.5 kg/ha is
profitable to control weeds.
23. Intercultural & weed control
This crop does not require hoeing
Seed crops should be kept free of
weeds to get a good return.
No herbicides are used
In case of the kera and pora methods of
sowing, weeds may be controlled by
interculture using the desi plough.
When sowing is done by broadcasting,
only hand weeding is feasible.
25. Harvesting
65-80 days after sowing
2.5-4 months crop depending upon verities
The crop is harvested when grains become
hard enough and contain moisture
Two methods are adopted for harvesting the
crop
Cutting ear head first from standing crop
followed by cutting of remaining plants later
Cutting of entire plants by sticks and stalking
the plants for five days in sun for obtaining
grains.
27. Shaftal
(persian clover)
Originated from South africa
First ornamental plant in Europe
Cross pollinated crop
Short height then Barseem
Purple flower
Hallow stem & tap root system
29. Climate & Soil
Shaftal performs well under a wide
range of climatic and soil conditions, but
grows best well-drained, loamy soils.
Light to heavy loam soils with irrigation
facilities are best.
It requires cool and moist weather
conditions for good growth. It is
generally grown in the Peshawar region
.in KPK, and some irrigated pockets in
Punjab and Baluchistan.