Finger Millet

कोदो (Kodo)

📖 Eleusine coracana L.

Verified Agricultural Data (NARC) Cereals & Millets 📅 Jestha (जेठ) – Mangsir (मंसिर) 🌡️ 16–30°C ⚗️ pH 5.0–6.5 ⏱️ 110-130 days

Growing Season & Schedule

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Recommended Growing Window: Jestha (जेठ) – Mangsir (मंसिर)

Finger millet takes 110 to 135 days to mature. Sown in nursery beds in Jestha and transplanted in Asar-Shrawan into standing maize (relay cropping) or open terraces.

Description & Overview

Climate-resilient, drought-hardy traditional hill super-grain of Nepal. Rich in calcium, dietary fiber, and iron. Intercropped with maize on hill slopes.

Details & Agronomic Insights

🌟 Positive Attributes & Health Benefits

Nutritional champion of the hills: contains 344 mg calcium per 100g (over 30 times more than rice), rich in iron, fiber, and polyphenols. Ideal for diabetics, osteoporosis prevention, and children.

⚠️ Precautions & Adverse Notes

High fiber and tannin content in raw flour can slow iodine and thyroid metabolism if diet is iodine-deficient; easily balanced with balanced nutrition.

🐛 Major Diseases & Pests

Finger Millet Blast (Pyricularia grisea) attacking leaf, neck, and finger, Foot Rot, and Shoot Fly in seedling stage.

💊 Disease & Pest Solutions

Seed treatment with Carbendazim (2 g/kg seed) or Trichoderma viride (10 g/kg).
Spray Tricyclazole (0.6 g/L) if neck blast symptoms emerge during earhead emergence.
Tolerant to drought and poor soils; weed twice during early tillering.

🧪 Fertilizer & Nutrition Recommendations

Hardy crop requiring low chemicals: 10 tons FYM/ha. NPK: 40:20:20 kg/ha. Apply all P, K, and 50% N at transplanting, top-dress remaining N at 30 days.

Planting & Cultivation Guide

🌱 Planting Method Direct Seeding

📏 Seed Depth 2.0 cm

↔️ Seed Spacing 30.0 cm

📐 Row Spacing 60.0 cm

🪱 Soil Type Well-drained fertile loam

💧 Water Requirement Low (300-450 mm rainfed, drought-tolerant)

☀️ Sunlight Full Sun (6-8 hours direct)

🧪 NPK Dose 100:60:40 NPK kg/ha

Climate & Altitude Requirements

⛰️ Altitude Range 100–2000 m

🗺️ Suitable Regions Terai, Mid-Hills

🌡️ Temperature Range 16–30°C

⚗️ Optimal pH 5.0–6.5

Harvest Information & Yield

⏱️ Maturity Days 110-130 days

📦 Expected Yield 15 - 25 t/ha

🔍 Harvest Indicators:

Harvest when crop reaches optimal market maturity and full color

Crop Photo Gallery

कोदो (Kodo) (Primary Photo)

Finger Millet — Field View #2

Finger Millet — Field View #3

Finger Millet Profile Photo

Seasonal Calendar — रोप्ने पात्रो

Activity / कार्य	Start Month (BS)	End Month (BS)	Region / क्षेत्र	Gregorian Window
🌱 Sowing	असोज (Ashwin)	कार्तिक (Kartik)	All Nepal	September - November
🌾 Harvesting	मंसिर (Mangsir)	माघ (Magh)	All Nepal	November - January

Quick Reference

Verified

🌱 Method Direct Seeding

📅 Season Jestha (जेठ) – Mangsir (मंसिर)

⏱️ Matures 110-130 days

💧 Water Low (300-450 mm rainfed, drought-tolerant)

☀️ Sunlight Full Sun (6-8 hours direct)

🪱 Soil Well-drained fertile loam

🗺️ Regions Terai, Mid-Hills

🌡️ Temp 16–30°C

⚗️ pH 5.0–6.5

📏 Depth 2.0 cm

📦 Yield 15 - 25 t/ha

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