Assessment of suitability of perennial fodder sorghum varieties CoFS-29 and CoFS-31 for fodder and seed production in Kalyana Karnataka region

Fodder sorghum varieties, CoFS-29 and CoFS-31 are multi-cut varieties, released by Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore. A study was undertaken to know the suitability, green fodder and seed production potential of these two varieties in Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka state. The study was carried out for three continuous years at five different Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s of University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur. Fifty farmers, ten each in each KVK were purposively selected. Farmers growing annual fodder sorghum (SSV-74) variety and having irrigation facilities were considered for the study. A kilogram each of both CoFS-29 and CoFS-31 seeds was distributed as critical inputs. The seed rate for both the varieties is 2 kg per acre and that of SSV-74 is 12 kg per acre. The parameters namely green fodder yield, seed yield, seed shattering, palatability, milk yield and its composition in HF cross bred cows and economics were studied. Based on these parameters, it is concluded that CoFS-31 multi cut fodder sorghum variety is superior, better and more profitable to farming community compared to CoFS-29 and SSV-74.