Abstract

COH-3 (Coimbatore Hybrid 3) à grain cum fodder hybrid in cholam with pearly. white grain and sweet stem has been released for general cultivation from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. It has a duration of 110 to 115 days and can be cultivated both in monsoon and summer seasons. The hybrid yields 6100 kg of grains and 26.5 tonnes of fodder per hectare under irrigation. Under rainfed conditions it yields 2800 kg of grains and 19.6 tonnes of fodder. The parents of this hybrid are 2077 A and 699 Tall, The special features of this hybrid are that it is non-lodging and does not snap at nodes, The leaves remain groen till maturity and the hybrid is resistant to strige and tolerant to major pests and d'se:s:s

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