Harisha - Kern 494

Harisha (Kern 494) is a Rabi multi-cut forage oat. Sow once, cut three to four times, and keep green fodder in front of your animals from December through April.

Sowing window

• Punjab: 15 Oct – 15 Nov (last date 30 Nov)
• Haryana: 15 Oct – 15 Nov (last date 25 Nov)
• Western UP: 20 Oct – 15 Nov (last date 30 Nov)
• Jammu plains: 20 Oct – 20 Nov (last date 5 Dec)
• HP lower belt: 15 Oct – 10 Nov (last date 20 Nov)
• Rule of thumb: every fortnight of delay past 15 November costs you fodder. December sowing gives only one or two cuts — not multi-cut

How to sow

• Palewa: pre-sowing irrigation 5–7 days before sowing. Skipping it drops germination by 20–30% — do not skip it
• Seed rate: 30–35 kg per acre in lines; 35–40 kg per acre if broadcast. Line sowing does better
• Spacing: rows 20–25 cm apart
• Depth: 3–5 cm. Deeper than 5 cm delays emergence
• Seed treatment: treat the seed before sowing to prevent seedling blight in the first 20 days. Ask your dealer for the right product
• Pack size: 5 kg

Manure and fertiliser (per acre)

• Basal: N 16–20 kg, P₂O₅ 12–16 kg, K₂O 8–10 kg
• After each cut (within 48 hours): top-dress urea — about 12–16 kg N after the first cut, 10–12 kg after the second, 8–10 kg after the third

Water, weeds and pests

• Crown root irrigation at day 20–25: this is when the plant decides whether to tiller. A single-stem oat gives no multi-cut. Do not push it past day 28
• After every cut: irrigate within 1–3 days, or the urea will not work. Keep animals off the stubble — trampling on cut crowns kills regrowth
• Frost: from late January, give a light irrigation on the evening before a forecast frost. If frost is expected within 5–10 days of a planned cut, delay the cut — mature crop survives frost, tender regrowth does not
• Weeds: wild oat (jangli jai) is the one serious weed, and there is no chemical option in an oat crop. Hand-weed while it is scattered
• Spraying: if you spray anything, observe the waiting period before cutting for animal feed

Where it will not do well

Oats will not tolerate standing water beyond 48 hours — cut drainage furrows at once if patches waterlog. Not recommended above 1,200 m in the mid-hills, where regrowth is poor.

Harvest

• First cut: 55–60 days after sowing
• Second cut: 95–110 days — usually the biggest cut of the season
• Third cut: 130–150 days
• Fourth cut (conditional): 160–175 days
• Stubble height: 7–8 cm — one palm-width from the ground. Cut lower and regrowth fails
• Timing: cut in the morning once dew has dried, and before stem elongation begins

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल

हरीशा जई की बुवाई कब करें?

पंजाब और हरियाणा में 15 अक्टूबर से 15 नवंबर तक। दिसंबर की बुवाई में केवल एक-दो कटाई ही मिलती हैं।

एक एकड़ में कितना बीज लगेगा?

लाइन में 30–35 किग्रा और छिट्टा में 35–40 किग्रा प्रति एकड़; पैक 5 किग्रा का है।

कतार की दूरी और गहराई कितनी रखें?

कतार से कतार 20–25 सेमी और गहराई 3–5 सेमी; 5 सेमी से गहरा बोने पर अंकुरण देर से होता है।

कटाई कब-कब होगी?

पहली 55–60 दिन, दूसरी 95–110 दिन, तीसरी 130–150 दिन और चौथी (शर्त के साथ) 160–175 दिन पर।

कटाई कितनी ऊंचाई पर करें?

ज़मीन से 7–8 सेमी (एक हथेली) ऊपर; इससे नीचे काटने पर फुटाव नहीं होता।

Please quote product code KERN-494 when ordering.

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