MORINGA FODDER SEEDS

MORINGA LEAVES PLANTATION FOR ANIMAL FODDERSoak the seeds in water overnight. Treat the seed with Trichoderma viride or Carbendazim fungicide @ 5 to 10 gram/kg of seed before sowing. It hastens the germination and protects against root fungal diseases.• Sow 100 kg/ha Moringa seed in one hectare. In a well prepared field, open shallow furrows at 30 cm spacing, sow one seed at 5 cm spacing 3-4 cm deep in soil. Cover the seed properly with soil after sowing.• Apply Pendimethalin @ 1.25 litre/ha just after sowing as pre-emergence herbicide followed by hand weeding/hoeing at regular 25 -30 days interval during cultivation period to ensures proper weed control.• First irrigation may be given just after sowing and second irrigation one week after sowing to ensure proper germination in field. Rest of the irrigations at 15 -20 days internal as per crop need.Moringa gives green fodder yield of around 200-240 ton/ha/year.