Name of crop Niger
Category : Oilseed crops
Name of variety : Shova
Identifying character :
1. Plant height is 80-110 cm
2. Stem colour is green and purple
3. Soft hair present in stem and leaf.
4. Flowers are yellow in colour
5. Thousand seed weight is 3.0-3.5 gm
Developed by (Centre/Division) : Oilseed Research Centre
Year of release : 1988
Crop duration : Short duration variety which mature at 115-125 days
Yield (kg/ha) : seed yield of 1.2-1.4 t/ha
Sowing time : October
Harvesting time : February
Major diseases and Management : Major disease:
Leaf blight
Management:
Spraying with Rovral (0.2%)
Major insect/pest and Management : Generally no serious pest was found.
Author: kzaman on October - 22 - 2009
categories: Shova
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