This
study was conducted in gedarif research station farm for two seasons in 2013
and 2014. The objective was to determine optimum seed rate and time of
harvesting mungbean for green forage and hay under rain fed conditions. The
results showed different significant in three stage of cutting and three seed
rate at different parameter as indicated by plant height, plant number, branch
number, leave number and dry weight. The result showed highly significant
between vegetative and boding stage. In the same season (2013) and (2014), also
highly significant between the boding stage in seed rate tow and all stage of
seed rate for the both season (2013) and (2014). The study concluded that,
cutting stage can be used as indicators for plant yield and biomass as proved
in the crop of the study. The study recommended that boding cutting stage can
be used as practical mean to assess utilization level as expressed by growth
performance indicators including dry matter and biomass from guar forage crop.
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