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Egyptian clover or Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) is the most important fodder of winter and spring season in Punjab. Due to its precious qualities as cherished by the animals, it is considered as the queen of fodders. In this video, we have floated an idea of cultivating Masqavi (a well-known Egyptian) variety using 18 kg seed per acre during the month of October in the soil well fertilized with farm yard manure. Due to the shortage of Kharif fodders, 1st cutting of berseem often fetches very high price during mid of November to mid December every year. Too much high seed rate of low priced variety Masqavi, is capable of very early 1st cutting during the end of November or early December. This variety continues to grow even during very low temperature of December and January. Due to the high growth rate, it is known as Ghorra Berseem in our farming community.
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