Lucerne — 5Crop stages

• Harvest

  First cut 65–70 days after sowing, then every 20–25 days. The source notes that insecticides are not recommended for pests in fodder crops — no insecticide is registered for them.

  Pending expert review

  Source

  Crop Production Guide – Agriculture 2020 (Directorate of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu & Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)), Lucerne – Harvesting; plant protection, p. 330

  Region

  Tamil Nadu

  Last updated

  2026-11-05