How do you plant agathi seeds?
How do you plant agathi seeds?
The species is best raised by direct sowing in lines 30 cm wide and 1.8 cm apart. Seeds may be sown in the patches at an espacement of 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.8 m with about 3 seeds in each patch. Sowing done after the onset of monsoon.
How do you grow sesbania from seed?
Seed production: Sesbania seeds can be produced by growing when the day lengths are shorter than 11 hrs. During these periods, sesbania flowers in 30 to 35 days and bears seed 30 days later. Seeds harvested during the rainy season are often of lower quality as they are often infested with pod borers.
How do you plant sesbania seeds?
It can be rooted from cuttings. Seed scarification by dipping seeds in water heated to below boiling for 30 seconds improves germination. Plants for fodder production can be planted 30-50 cm apart in rows 1 meter apart. Rhizobia inoculants may be necessary at planting.
What is the scientific name of Sesbania grandiflora?
Sesbania grandiflora. Sesbania grandiflora (syn. Aeschynomene grandiflora, Agati grandiflora), commonly known as vegetable hummingbird, agati or hummingbird tree, is a small tree in the genus Sesbania. It is a fast-growing tree. The leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white, red or pink.
What does a Sesbania tree look like?
Sesbania grandiflora is a fast-growing tree. The leaves are regular and rounded and the flowers white, red or pink. The fruits look like flat, long, thin green beans. The tree thrives under full exposure to sunshine and is extremely frost sensitive. It is a small soft wooded tree up to 3–8 m (10–26 ft) tall.
What is agagati (Sesbania grandiflora)?
Agati ( Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.) is a legume tree used for fodder in humid tropical regions. Sesbania grandiflora is a fast-growing perennial, deciduous or evergreen legume tree, up to 10-15 m high ( Ecocrop, 2010 ). Its lifespan is about 20 years ( Heering et al., 1992 ).
How long does it take for Sesbania to grow?
Sesbania grandiflora is notable for its rapid early growth (up to 2 m high within 100 days after seedling). In Java an annual yield of 27 kg of green leaf/tree was achieved by harvesting side branches every 3-4 months, and a green manure yield of 55 t/ha green material in 6.5 months was achieved (Cook et al., 2005).
