sunn-hemp
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From our crop reference
Hemp (Fibre) is a fibre crop, grown in the kharif season. Sow it in Jun–Jul and expect to harvest in 100–120 days. It wants a pH of 6.0–7.5 (close to neutral) and 15–27°C. Plant at 30 × 10 cm, allowing 40–50 kg of seed per hectare. A good crop returns around 6–9 t stalk. Watch for grey mould, borer.
Growing Hemp (Fibre)6 sentences from our guides, quoted exactly
Many regions permit hemp cultivation (THC <0.3%) for industrial purposes, while others allow licensed medical or recreational cannabis cultivation.
Green Manuring Growing and incorporating green manure crops like Sunn Hemp (Sanai) or Cowpea (Lobia) in the interspaces during the monsoon is an excellent practice.
Leguminous cover crops like cowpea or sunn hemp can also be grown to fix nitrogen and suppress weeds.
Additionally, growing and incorporating green manure crops like Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria juncea) or legumes like Calopogonium mucunoides in the inter-space can significantly improve soil structure and nitrogen content.
Fodder crops: Grow fast-growing forages such as improved grasses (Napier or local equivalents), legume fodders (cowpea, desmanthus, or sunn hemp), and allow incorporation of tree fodders like moringa or mulberry where possible.
Fodder intercrops and margins Establish quick-growing legumes in field borders or inter-rows after cotton thinning: cowpea, sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea), or horse gram.
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