Leafy types
25 days after sowing for Mulaikeerai (10 t/ha)
40 days after sowing for Thandukeerai (16 t/ha)
Clipping types
10 clippings at weekly intervals (30 t/ha)
Grain types
CO 4 – 2.4 t grains/ha + 8 tonnes of tender greens/ha
Sirukeerai
20-21 days after sowing, slight irrigation may be given before uprooting . Yieldranged from 8 to 9 t/ha as tender greens in 20-21 days and 200 kg /ha for seed crop in 50-55 days.