Question: Barseem belongs to the family of ____________.
Options:
Solanaceae
Fabaceae
Saucaceae
Astraceae
🔑 Key Points
✳ Brief Description:
Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) is an annual leguminous fodder crop, originating from Egypt, and is sensitive to cold or frosty weather.
✳ Brief Description:
Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) is an annual leguminous fodder crop, originating from Egypt, and is sensitive to cold or frosty weather.
✧ Details of Berseem:
🌿 Botanical Name: Trifolium alexandrinum
🌱 Origin: Egypt
🌾 Growth Restrictions: Restricted during intensely cold or frosty weather.
🌡 Temperature Requirements:
→ Germination: 25–30ºC
→ Flowering: 35–37ºC
🌱 Seed Rate: 20–25 kg/ha for sowing
🌱 Spacing: 25 cm apart by drilling and then planking
🌾 Improved Varieties:
→ Pusa Giant, IGFR-S-99-1, UPB-101, 103, 104 & 105